§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of local authority housing tenancies available within(a) England, (b) each housing authority in England and (c) Yorkshire and Humberside for each year since 1980.
§ Sir George Young[holding answer 3 December 1993]: The information derived from local authorities' annual housing investment programme returns is given.
Local authority dwellings either occupied or available for letting; at 1 April each year England (thousands) Yorkshire and Humberside(thousands) 1980 4,667 582 1981 4,815 588 1982 4,719 580 1983 4,576 559 1984 4,477 550 1985 4,425 544 1986 4,356 537 1987 4,325 531 1988 4,242 520 1989 4,098 505 1990 3,959 485 1991 3,835 473 1992 3,787 467 1993 3,706 460 Notes:
- 1. The information up to 1986 excludes local authority dwellings situated outside the authority's own area.
- 2. The information up to 1982 does not include vacant local authority dwellings that are available for letting.
- 3. The figures exclude nominations to housing associations.
I have also today placed in the Library a table giving corresponding figures for each local authority in England.