HC Deb 24 January 2000 vol 343 cc123-4W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many council houses were(a) sold and (b) built in each of the last 10 years in the London borough of Wandsworth. [105509]

Mr. Mullin

The available information reported by the London Borough of Wandsworth is in the table.

Number of council-owned dwellings sold and built in London Borough of Wandsworth
Year Sales New build completions
1989–90 2,262 0
1990–91 1,050 0
1991–92 840 0
1992–93 672 0
1993–94 674 1
1994–95 449 0
1995–96 248 0
1996–97 421 0
1997–98 464 0
1998–99 470 0

Note:

New house-building figures are based on calendar years.

Sources:

Sales: DETR Housing Activity P1(B) (quarterly) and Housing Investment Programme (annual) returns.

New build: DETR Housing Activity P2(M) (monthly) returns.