§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the housing waiting list, on 1 January, in each of the London borough council authorities; and if he will make a statement. [11313]
§ Mr. ClappisonLocal authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing waiting list at 1 April each year in their annual housing investment programme—HIP1—returns.
The numbers reported as being on by London borough councils' lists at 1 April 1996 were as follows:
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London borough Number of households on the waiting list Camden 6,873 City of London 822 Hackney 10,294 Hammersmith and Fulham 6,187 Haringey 3,793 Islington 8,485 Kensington and Chelsea 4,725 Lambeth 13,081 Lewisham 11,766 Newham 8,975 Southwark 6,662 Tower Hamlets 6,718 Wandsworth 5,620 Westminster 3,674 Barking and Dagenham 1,679 Barnet 2,975 Bexley 3,863 Brent 9,503 Bromley 2,983 Croydon 5,496 Ealing 9,669 Enfield 3,557 Greenwich 6,445
Mr. PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings were owned by each district in Northamptonshire at the time that the right to buy was introduced; how many are owned at the latest date; what percentage that is of the original figure; and what receipts, net of discount, have been raised. [11067]
§ Mr. ClappisonInformation is not available on stock numbers at the time of or receipts since the introduction of the right to buy—October 1980. The available data are set out in the table.
London borough Number of households on the waiting list Harrow 1,772 Havering 2,332 Hillingdon 3,387 Hounslow 6,232 Kingston upon Thames 1,901 Merton 3,737 Redbridge 1,903 Richmond upon Thames 3,071 Sutton 1,921 Waltham Forest 8,555