§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many estates owned by local authorities have held ballots to opt out of local authority control under the Housing Act 1988.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerBallots under the tenants' choice provisions of the Housing Act 1988 are conducted when the alternative landlord has made a formal offer to tenants. Two tenants' choice applications have been made to acquire property, but neither of these has reached the stage of the ballot.
Registered Rents Housing Benefit Referrals1 1989 £ per week Non-housing Furnished Association Unfurnished Housing Association Furnished Unfurnished Northern 33.46 17.80 23.03 31.67 26.28 Yorkshire and Humberside 32.91 19.85 25.74 31.90 29.97 North West 31.91 17.35 22.98 33.28 30.10 West Midlands 29.84 19.75 24.85 33.78 35.25 East Midlands 31.66 19.98 26.60 33.04 31.40 East Anglia 42.31 25.32 27.44 40.47 43.09 South West 40.44 29.03 32.09 37.28 39.34 London 46.36 30.76 29.20 56.44 51.33 Rest of South East 43.22 27.98 30.82 43.05 45.77 1 since April 1989