§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest estimate of capital receipts which local authorities will spend as a result of the temporary relaxation in the November statement of 1992; and what was the forecast made at the time.
§ Mr. BaldryRecent information provided by most local authorities in England indicates that authorities expect to obtain around £2.3 billion of usable capital receipts during the period of relaxation—13 November 1992 to 31 December 1993—of which about £1.3 billion
Number of council house sales and value by region (£000) April to June 19921 July to September 19921 October to December 19921 January to March 19931 Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value (1981 prices) Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value (1981 prices) Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value (1981 prices) Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 (prices) DOE Regions North (excluding Cumbria) 1,057 30,258 16,255 1,235 33,573 17,666 1,075 28,453 15,037 846 25,367 13,246 Yorkshire and Humberside 976 32,719 17,577 1,079 36,832 19,600 780 26,423 13,964 801 26,128 13,644 East Midlands 686 24,428 13,123 845 29,208 15,543 770 28,046 14,822 572 20,228 10,563 Eastern 1,198 57,597 30,943 1,564 76,773 40,855 1,235 54,762 28,941 1,134 50,688 26,468 London Boroughs 2,194 128,681 69,131 2,611 160,995 85,674 1,835 103,619 54,761 1,536 86,683 45,264 South East 1,043 52,798 26,364 1,418 72,157 38,399 1,018 52,299 27,639 1,186 44,968 23,481 South West 713 30,332 16,295 941 40,266 21,428 784 33,881 17,906 736 30,016 15,674 West Midlands 1,064 40,134 21,561 1,104 41,452 22,059 958 36,216 19,140 971 32,929 17,195 North West (including Cumbria) 1,273 40,066 21,524 1,312 38,791 20,643 1,073 35,677 18,855 1,148 33,749 17,623 England 10,204 437,013 234,775 12,109 530,047 282,066 9,528 399,376 211,066 8,930 350,756 183,158 1 Provisional.