§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 26 November 2001,Official Report, column 693W, on social housing, if he will list the proportion of social housing stock in rural areas that has transferred from local authority ownership under (a) the right-to-buy scheme and (b) registered social landlords in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1998, (iv) 1999, (v) 2000 and (vi) 2001. [19906]
§ Ms KeebleThe number of local authority dwellings in rural areas transferred from local authority ownership under the right-to-buy scheme and to registered social landlords (as reported by local authorities) in each of the years 1995–96 to 2000–01 as a proportion of the total authority stock at 1 April each year is as follows:
Proportion of LA stock transferred from LA ownership Percentage Year Right to buy scheme To RSLs 1995–96 1.2 3.4 1996–97 1.2 2.1 1997–98 1.5 1.5 1998–99 1.4 5.5 1999–2000 2.0 3.5 2000–01 1.6 6.9
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the answer of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, of 26 November 2001,Official Report, column 319W, on the Rural White Paper, if he will list the proportion of social housing stock occupied in rural areas by local authority in (a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998, (d) 1999, (e) 2000 and (f) 2001. [19787]
§ Ms KeebleI have placed the information requested in the Library. The table presents data showing the derived levels of occupied social stock as at 1 April in each year from 1996 to 2001, distinguishing between stock owned by local authorities and by Registered Social Landlords, in authorities categorised as either 'mixed rural' or 'deep rural' at local authority level. For comparison purposes information is shown based on post local govern reorganisation boundaries. Estimates of residential housing stock and vacancy levels are reported by local authorities annually on housing investment programme returns.