§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the annual cost to date of the publicity material promoting the right to buy council houses and flats.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 10 March 1989]: The information requested is set out in the table.
Year £ 1980 56,000 1981 75,000 1982 62,000 1984 100,000 1985 150,000 1987 120,000
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many council properties have been sold to council house tenants in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole in each of the past five years; and what proportion of the total stock of council properties in (a), (b) and (c) these sales represent in each of the past five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 10 March 1989]: The information requested is given in the table.
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Sales to council house tenants in Inverclyde, Strathclyde and Scotland 1984–1988 Number of sales Percentage of stock sold1 1984 Inverclyde 104 0.5 Strathclyde 2,848 0.6 Scotland 11,860 1.4 1985 Inverclyde 293 1.5 Strathclyde 3,526 0.8 Scotland 10,969 1.3 1986 Inverclyde 224 1.2 Strathclyde 4,026 0.9 Scotland 10,306 1.2 1987 Inverclyde 216 1.2 Strathclyde 5,900 1.3 Scotland 13,813 1.6
Number of sales Percentage of stock sold1 1988 Inverclyde 281 1.5 Strathclyde 210,425 2.4 Scotland 321,785 2.6 1 Stock at 30 September of previous year used in calculation. 2 Returns for Eastwood, Kyle & Carrick and Motherwell outstanding for October-December. 3 Returns for 1988 are outstanding. Source: SDD S3 and Rent Returns.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding the number of repossessions of properties purchased by ex-council house tenants who have exercised their right to buy.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 10 March 1989]: This information is not collected centrally.