§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of the total housing stock is comprised of sheltered housing; and what proportion is provided by local authorities, housing associations and the private sector in England and Wales.
§ Mr. ChopeEstimates derived from local authorities' annual housing investment programme returns for April 1988 indicate that, of a total housing stock of some 19,142,000, 2.3 per cent. were sheltered dwellings, of which 68 per cent. were owned by local authorities, 25 per cent. by housing associations and 6 per cent. were privately owned.
For corresponding information about Welsh local authorities, I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.