§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new lettings from investments under the business expansion scheme there were in(a) each region and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole; and what percentage these figures represent of (i) all privately rented property and (ii) all rented property, for each year of its existence.
§ Mr. DorrellThe business expansion scheme was extended to include investment in privately rented housing in 1988–89. Reliable estimates by regions are available for years up to 1990–91. These and preliminary estimates for the United Kingdom total in 1991–92 are shown in the table.
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as a percentage of: Total number1 All privately rented property (per cent) All rented property (per cent) Yorkshire and Humberside 400 0.26 0.06 North-West 500 0.33 0.06 North neg neg neg Wales neg neg neg Scotland 400 0.30 0.04 Northern Ireland 100 0.45 0.05 United Kingdom 3,100 0.18 0.04 1990–91 England: South-East 2,500 0.42 0.11 East Anglia 1,100 1.24 0.43 South-West 500 0.26 0.10 West Midlands 100 0.08 0.01 East Midlands 400 0.31 0.08 Yorkshire and Humberside 100 0.07 0.01 North-West 500 0.33 0.06 North neg neg neg Wales neg neg neg Scotland 100 0.08 0.01 Northern Ireland 400 1.82 0.20 United Kingdom 5,700 0.33 0.07 1991–92 United Kingdom 8,500 0.49 0.11 Note:
neg = Negligible.
1 Estimates rounded to nearest 100.