HC Deb 27 February 1990 vol 168 c174W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses were conveyed for sale in Lambeth in 1988; how many were exempt from stamp duty because they were disposed of for less than £30,000; and what was the ratio of the capital value to the rateable value.

Mr. Chope

Lambeth borough council reported the sale of 537 dwellings in 1988–89; information is not collected centrally on the value of individual sales or on their rateable value.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to table 15.3 of "Inland Revenue Statistics 1989," whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing in the same form the number and value of (i) houses and (ii) flats owned by Lambeth borough council and conveyed to the private sector in 1988.

Mr. Chope

Lambeth borough council reported the sale of 302 houses and 235 flats in 1988–89 at a total value including discount of £26,559,000. The number of sales includes 20 dwellings sold to housing associations. Information is not collected centrally on the value of house and flat sales.