§ Mr. CrausbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many council house sales were completed by Bolton Local Authority in each year from 1980 to 1998; what revenue accrued to the local authority; and if he will make a statement. [92696]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe available information reported by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is in the table. Actual cash receipts will depend on the extent to which sales had been financed by loans from the authority.
Number and capital value of sales in Bolton Year Total sales Value of sales (£000) 1980–81 681 4,131 1981–82 399 2,728 1982–83 305 n/a 1983–84 231 1,961 1984–85 271 2,374 1985–86 272 n/a 1986–87 307 2,244 1987–88 289 2,596 1988–89 396 3,457 1989–90 698 6,074 1990–91 683 n/a 1991–92 282 4,352 1992–93 198 2,658 1993–94 150 2,615 1994–95 156 2,233 1995–96 129 1,775 1996–97 90 1,466 1997–98 134 2,110 1998–99 154 2,693