§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses have been sold to date; and if he will show their location by local authority and the sums raised by their sale. [19510]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansInformation relating to the period since the introduction of the right-to-buy scheme in October 1980 is provided in the following tables.
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Sales of local authority and new town dwellings, by district, Octobert 1980—March 1996 Number of completed sales Receipts from the sale of LA dwellings2 Right to buy1 Other Total (£ millions) Aberconwy 1,853 1 1,854 16.8 Alyn and Deeside 1,790 22 1,812 19.2 Arfon 1,586 11 1,597 17.3 Blaenau Gwent 2,899 20 2,919 27.9 Brecknock 1,636 20 1,656 16.5 Cardiff 8,631 7 8.638 104.6 Carmarthen 505 1,105 1,610 17.3 Ceredigion 1,806 2 1,808 21.9
Sales of local authority and new town dwellings, by district, October 1980—March 1996 Number of completed sales Receipts from the sale of LA dwellings2 Right to buy1 Other Total (£ millions) Colwyn 16 935 951 9.4 Cynon Valley 1,771 — 1,771 14.2 Delyn 1,425 339 1,764 16.2 Dinefwr 1,034 2 1,036 10.1 Dwyfor 469 20 489 4.1 Glyndwr 1,392 6 1,398 13.6 Islwyn 4,164 — 4,164 38.7 Llanelli 3,886 42 3,928 29.6 Lliw Valley 2,210 — 2,210 19.0 Meirionnydd 998 19 1,017 7.9 Merthyr Tydfil 2,536 58 2,594 21.1 Monmouth 2,322 60 2,382 33.9 Montgomeryshire 1,553 259 1,812 14.3 Neath 2,731 — 2,731 22.6 Newport 4,760 8 4,768 55.9 Ogwr 5,152 50 5,202 52.0 Port Talbot 4,000 1 4,001 34.3 Preseli Pembrokeshire 2,754 15 2,769 28.1 Radnorshire 695 3 698 8.5 Rhondda 908 2 910 6.0 Rhuddlan 1,025 — 1,025 9.6 Rhymney Valley 4,366 — 4,366 37.0 South Pembrokeshire 1,008 82 1,090 12.9 Swansea 4,921 6 4,927 49.7 Taff-Ely 4,356 465 4,821 38.1 Torfaen 4,882 — 4,882 61.5 Vale of Glamorgan 2,994 384 3,378 40.2 Wrexham Maelor 4,319 — 4,319 44.2 Ynys Mon 1,893 — 1,893 18.4 Wales (local authority total) 95,246 3,944 99,190 992.6 Cwmbran3 2,594 90 2,684 n/a Newtown 420 75 495 n/a Wales 98,260 4,109 102,369 992.6 Source
Local authority returns.
Notes
n/a = Not available.
1 Right to buy legislation was introduced in October 1980.
2 April 1981—March 1996.
3 Cwmbran ceased to be designated as a new town on 1 April 1986.
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Sales of local authority dwellings, by district, April—December 1996 Number of completed sales Receipts from the sale of LA dwellings Right to buy1 Other Total (£ millions) Blaenau Gwent 94 — 94 n/a Bridgend 71 — 71 n/a Caerphilly 89 — 89 n/a Cardiff 94 — 93 n/a Carmarthenshire 83 8 91 n/a Ceredigion 47 — 47 n/a Conwy 17 — 17 n/a Denbighshire 19 — 19 n/a Flintshire 38 — 38 n/a Gwynedd 29 8 37 n/a Isle of Anglesey 53 — 53 n/a Merthyr Tydfil 42 — 42 n/a Monmouthshire 53 3 56 n/a Neath Port Talbot 82 — 82 n/a Newport 100 — 100 n/a Pembrokeshire 50 — 50 n/a Powys 71 34 105 n/a Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 42 — 42 n/a Swansea 102 — 102 n/a Torfaen 167 — 167 n/a The Vale of Glamorgan 32 — 32 n/a
Sales of local authority dwellings, by district, April—December 1996 Number of completed sales Receipts from the sale of LA dwellings Right to buy1 Other Total (£ millions) Wrexham 75 — 75 n/a Wales 1,450 53 1,503 n/a Source
Local authority returns.
Notes
n/a = Not available.
1 Right to buy legislation was introduced in October 1980.