HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 cc1192-3W
Mr. Norman Hogg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average number of dwellings demolished per year in England and Wales since 1979; and what proportion of these were private rented dwellings.

Mr. Chope

The available information for England is as follows:

Number of dwellings/Percentage
Net total demolished or closed (including slum clearance) Percentage of which in private sector (including owner occupied)
1979–80 137,300 2—
1980–81 38,900 62
1981–82 35,200 56
1982–83 24,800 54
1983–84 20,300 46
1984–85 26,600 38
1985–86 17,900 50
1986–87 16,000 45
1987–883 16,000 40
Average over period 1980–81 to 1987–88 24,500 51
1 Estimate.
2 Not available.
3 Provisional.

Note: Information for the private rented sector is not available.

For information on Wales, I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.