HC Deb 09 May 1995 vol 259 cc421-2W
Mr. Burden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many tenants of housing associations in the west midlands have brought their homes for each year since 1979 under (a) right-to-buy legislation, (b) shared ownership schemes or (c) voluntary sales by housing associations. [22760]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The table below shows the numbers of tenants of housing associations in the west midlands who have bought their homes since 1989–90 under right-to-buy legislation and voluntary sales by housing associations; and the numbers of people purchasing properties under shared ownership schemes. Figures before 1989–90 are not available.

Right to buy Shared ownership schemes Voluntary sales
1979–80—1988–89 n/a n/a n/a
1989–90 5 2
1990–91 35 5
1991–92 229 9 23
1992–93 133 2 38
1993–94 132 7 29
1994–95 143 4 41

Mr. Burden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many housing association tenants have taken up the tenants incentive scheme, or the previous home ownership for tenants of charitable housing associations scheme in the west midlands for each year since 1979. [22761]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The table shows the number of housing association tenants in the west midlands who have taken up the home ownership for tenants of charitable housing associations scheme and the tenants incentive scheme since 1984–85, when the home ownership scheme began.

Home ownership for tenants of charitable housing associations Tenants incentive scheme
1984–85 8
1985–86 64
1986–87 33
1987–88 45
1988–89 20
1989–90 156
1990–91 143
1991–92 276
1992–93 540
1993–94 853
1994–95 679