§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses have been sold(a) nationally and (b) in the London borough of Ealing, in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoTables giving available information on each local authority's sales for each financial year up to June 1990 were laid in the Library on 29 November. The equivalent figures for England are as follows:
Local authority sales and transfers England: (thousands) Sales to owner occupiers Other transfers1 Total sales and transfers 1979–80 54 — 54 1980–81 68 — 68 1981–82 128 — 128 1982–83 181 — 181 1983–84 119 3 122 1984–85 91 — 91 1985–86 82 — 82 1986–87 85 1 86 1987–88 103 10 113 1988–89 145 12 156 1989–90 134 14 148 21990–91 27 11 38 1 To housing associations and private developers. 2 1st quarter only.