§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the sales of council houses in Scotland by quarter up to and including the last quarter of 1989 since 1985.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information on sales to sitting tenants of public sector agencies in Scotland for the periods requested, other than 4th quarter 1989 for which figures are not yet available, is set out in the following table:
Sales of dwellings to silting tenants of public authorities Scotland, January 1985 to September 1989 Period Local authority New towns Scottish homes1 1985 1st quarter 3,260 397 697 2nd quarter 2,785 385 398 3rd quarter 2,497 346 673 4th quarter 2,425 379 695 1986 1st quarter 2,764 271 455 2nd quarter 2,090 263 478 3rd quarter 2,402 467 444 4th quarter 3,050 614 696 1987 1st quarter 3,411 375 325 2nd quarter 2,421 563 600 3rd quarter 3,476 506 803 4th quarter 4,505 697 1,287 1988 1st quarter 6,367 485 1,050 2nd quarter 4,305 524 1,300 3rd quarter 4,958 680 1,508 4th quarter 6,998 883 2,597 1989 1st quarter 9,046 456 1,765 2nd quarter 6,389 1,210 476 3rd quarter 5,717 1,375 2,068 1 Scottish Special Housing Association prior to 2nd quarter 1989.