§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what amount of asset sales have been realised(a) by each local authority and (b) in total by local authorities in each of the last three years; [26143]
(2) what the total value was of the sale of local authority assets in each of the last four years; and if he will provide a detailed breakdown. [26147]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe total value of the sale of local authority fixed assets in England in each of the last four years is as follows:
Sale of fixed assets £ million 1997–98 2,135 1998–99 2,350 1999–2000 3,227 2000–01 3,107 Source:
Capital Outturn Return (COR2) for 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, Capital Payments and Receipts (CPR4) for 2000–01
I am placing in the Libraries of the House the corresponding figures for individual local authorities in England for each of the relevant four years.