§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the number of council houses sold to tenants in the Chelmsford local authority area from 3 May 1979 to the latest available date; and what proportion this is of the stock that existed on 3 May 1979.
§ Mr. ChopeChelmsford district council is estimated to have sold 3,260 dwellings to its tenants in the period 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1989 (the latest date for which a return has been received). This amounts to some 26 per cent. of its April 1979 stock.