HC Deb 10 April 1989 vol 150 cc381-2W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses have been sold to sitting tenants in Wales since May 1979; what is the total value of the houses sold since 1979; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Grist

A total of 66,593 local authority dwellings were sold to sitting tenants between April 1979 and December 1988. The value of these dwellings is not available. The capital value (net of discount) of the total of 66,875 dwellings sold during that period, which includes sales other than those to sitting tenants, was however £564 million.