Right-to-buy Legislation

HC Deb 19 February 1996 vol 272 cc3-4W

Mr. Dover

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes have been purchased each year under the right-to-buy legislation. [15584]

Mr. Clappison

The available information is in the table.

Right-to-buy sates in England, 1980–81 to 1994–95
Year	Number
1980–81	2,332
1981–82	107,588
1982–83	170,600
1983–84	109,903
1984–85	80,192
1985–86	74,814
1986–87	79,592
1987–88	96,784
1988–89	140,617
1989–90	138,476
1990–91	79,665

Right-to-buy sales in England, 1980–81 to 1994–95
Year	Number
1991–92	49,918
1992–93	38,587
1993–94	45,374
1994–951	43,229
1 Provisional.

These figures include sales by local authorities, new towns and housing associations.