HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc406-7W
Mrs. Laing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proportion of homes in(a) each region of the United Kingdom and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole were owner-occupied in each year since 1979. [11304]

Mr. Raynsford

[holding answer 29 July 1997]: The latest available estimates, as at end December for each year, are provided in the table.

Region/Country 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
South East (excluding London) 72.1 73.0 73.3 73.2 73.2 73.3 73.5 73.4 73.5
South West 71.1 72.1 72.3 72.2 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.3 72.4
West Midlands 64.8 66.1 66.7 66.9 66.9 67.1 67.4 67.4 67.7
North West 65.4 66.4 67.0 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.7 67.6 67.8
England 65.6 66.6 67.1 67.2 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.5 67.6
Wales 69.1 70.5 70.8 70.9 71.0 71.1 71.1 71.1 71.3
Scotland 46.7 49.1 51.2 52.4 54.1 55.5 56.9 57.9 1—
Northern Ireland 62.8 64.0 65.3 66.1 66.8 67.8 2— 68.6 1—
United Kingdom 64.0 65.2 65.8 66.0 66.2 66.4 2— 66.8 1—
1 Figures are not yet available.
2 Tenure split not available.