§ Mr. LawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing for each year from 1979 to 1990 inclusive the number and value of public sector dwellings(a) constructed or otherwise acquired and (b) sold.
§ Mr. Heseltine[holding answer 22 May 1991]: Figures for completions, construction output and numbers of sales of dwellings by local authorities, new towns and housing associations in England are published in the following departmental publications:
Housing completions
1979 to 1989:
7WHousing and Construction Statistics 1979–89 (GB), table 6.1.1990:
Housing and Construction Statistics (GB) December quarter 1990 Part 1, table 1.2.Sales by local authorities, new towns and housing associations 1979 to 1989:
Housing and Construction Statistics 1979–89 (GB), table 9.6.1990:
Housing and Construction Statistics (GB) December quarter 1990 Part 2, table 2.12.Value of construction output
1979 to 1989:
Housing and Construction Statistics 1979–89 (GB), table 1.7.1990:
Housing and Construction Statistics (GB) December quarter 1990 Part 2, table 2.3.Copies of these publications are in the Library.
The available information for England on the acquisition of dwellings by local authorities and the value of dwellings sold by local authorities and new towns is as follows. Comparable information on the value of dwellings sold by housing associations is not available.
Undiscounted value of dwellings sold by local authorities and new towns in England 1979–901 £ million Local authorities New towns 1979 743 14 1980 1,201 41 1981 1,561 48 1982 3,169 58 1983 2,351 67 1984 2,033 68 1985 2,025 48 1986 2,185 52 1987 2,797 83 1988 4,818 151 1989 5,542 158 21990 3,862 57 1 Including leases, small transfers to housing associations and dwellings previously municipalised. Excludes large scale block transfers to housing associations. 2 (provisional).
Acquisitions of dwellings by local authorities in England 1979–901 £ million Number Cost 1979 24,793 238 1980 4,440 26 1981 2,263 15 1982 1,912 20 1983 2,397 39 1984 2,935 41 1985 4,034 70 1986 4,852 101 1987 4,928 125 1988 5,600 154 1989 7,870 194 31990 7,279 142 1 Includes acquisition of dwellings for continued housing use, dwellings acquired under the 'Improvement for Sale Scheme' and since 1985, the repurchase of dwellings under Part XVI of the Housing Act 1985 (Defects). 2 Figures do not include first quarter when information was not collected. 3 (provisional)