Departmental Properties

HC Deb 14 April 1993 vol 222 cc569-70W

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's properties were purchased by(a) housing associations, (b) private developers, (c) under do-it-yourself shared ownership schemes, and (d) under shared-ownership schemes in each of the last three years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested is as follows:

	Number
(a) housing associations
1990–91	96
1991–92	221
1992–93	299
(b) private developers
1990–91	875
1991–92	392
1992–93	110

As far as my Department is aware no properties have been purchased directly from the MoD under the DIYSO or shared-ownership schemes. These schemes are run by the Housing Corporation and housing associations. Some of the properties purchased by housing associations or private developers may subsequently have been resold under such schemes.