§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each of the last five years the total receipts received by Cheshire county council for the sale of council houses. [36450]
§ Mr. ClappisonCheshire county council does not have responsibility for the sale of local authority homes but the available information on the value, after discount, of such sales reported by each of the district authorities in Cheshire is presented in the following table. Actual cash 349W receipts in any year will depend on the extent to which sales were financed by mortgage advances from the authorities.
Total capital receipts from the sale of council dwellings in Cheshire (net of discount) (£000) Local Authority 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Chester 1,205 1,492 1,063 978 1,275 Congleton 739 812 1,320 938 792 Crewe and Nantwich 848 620 1,173 976 952 Ellesmere Port and Neston 1,019 737 826 1,396 846 Halton 1,750 1,339 1,106 938 1— Macclesfield 2,447 1,480 2,018 2,203 21,468 Vale Royal 1,422 1,442 1,630 1,882 1,341 Warrington 1,799 1,961 1,948 1,942 3602 Notes:
1Not reported.
2 April-December only.
3 April-September only.
Source:
Quarterly P1B and annual HIP2 housing returns by local authorities.