§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been spent by his Department advertising the right-to-buy scheme; and how many properties have been purchased under the scheme in each of the last 10 years. [30737]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe information requested on the costs of advertising the right-to-buy scheme—including the costs of printing booklets, leaflets and posters—is as follows:
Financial year £ thousands 1984–85 1,341 1985–86 266 1986–87 670 1987–88 25 1988–89 75 1989–90 66 1990–91 1 1991–92 45 1992–93 972 1993–94 321 1994–95 42 April to June 1995 27 The numbers of properties purchased under the scheme is as follows:
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Calendar year Local authorities New towns Housing associations Total 1985 76,319 663 1,451 78,433 1986 73,767 556 2,791 77,114 1987 84,007 792 2,046 86,845 1988 128,566 1,091 3,323 132,980 1989 139,722 1,332 3,700 144,754 1990 92,995 365 3,369 96,729 1991 51,414 177 1,871 53,462 1992 41,445 166 669 42,280 1993 41,248 180 666 42,094 1994 43,116 45 831 43,992
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many properties purchased from local authorities under right to buy have been for sale for over 18 months. [30736]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThis information is not available.