HC Deb 04 July 2002 vol 388 cc566-8W
Mr. Hopkins

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which local authorities have undertaken full or partial transfers of their local authority housing stock in each year since 1997. [64392]

Mr. McNulty

There have been 57 full and 39 partial large scale voluntary transfers (LSVT) of local authority housing stock undertaken by 73 authorities since 1997. The table shows which authorities have undertaken full or partial LSVT since 1997.

List of all housing stock voluntary transfers which have taken place since 1997
Authority Date of transfer No. of dwellings
Cotswold DC1 28 February 1997 4,282
South Staffordshire C1 7 March 1997 5,273
Lichfield DC1 19 March 1997 4,921
South Oxfordshire DC 7 July 1997 5,018
Eden C 22 September 1997 1,510
LB Lambeth2 Moorlands3 5 January 1998 515
LB Bexley 9 February 1998 4,118
LB Bexley3,4 9 February 1998 4,097
Congleton BC 2 March 1998 4,061
Oldham BC2 Limehurst 9 March 1998 642
Liverpool CC2 Windermere3 19 March 1998 493
LB Merton2 Pollards Hill3 23 March 1998 1,018
LB Tower Hamlets2 Poplar I3 23 March 1998 1,852
Kerrier DC 23 March 1998 3,732
LB Hackney2 Kingsmead3 30 March 1998 951
LB Brent2 Fortunegate/Church End3 30 March 1998 1,481
Basildon DC2 Vange3 30 March 1998 708
West Somerset DC 30 March 1998 1,869
Stoke-on-Trent CC2 Bentilee3 31 March 1998 917
Tewkesbury BC 27 April 1998 3,066
Rother DC 1 May 1998 3,058
LB Lambeth2 Lansdowne Green3,4 20 July 1998 681
LB Tower Hamlets2 Poplar II3,4 7 December 1998 2,431
Wirral2 Leasowe3 25 January 1999 1,082
Tameside2 West Ashton3 1 February 1999 901
West Devon BC 22 February 1999 1,446
South Somerset DC 1 March 1999 8,883
East Lindsey DC 1 March 1999 5,102
Liverpool CC2 Pinehurst3,4 5 March 1999 646
Manchester CC3,4 8 March 1999 1,030
LB Hackney2 Morningside3,4 15 March 1999 1,084
South Hams district council 22 March 1999 3,096
LB Hammersmith and Fulham2 Old Oak3 17 March 1999 668
LB Hackney2 Upper Clapton3,4 22 March 1999 1,000
Telford and Wrekin C 25 March 1999 13,081
LB Enfield3 29 March 1999 1,194
Worthing BC 29 March 1999 2,525
Bath and North East Somerset C 29 March 1999 9,887
Manchester CC2 East Wythenshawe3,4 29 March 1999 6,667
LB Greenwich2 Charlton Triangle3 29 March 1999 1,280
LB Hackney2 Haggerston3,4 29 March 1999 661
Allerdale BC 31 March 1999 3,704
Allerdale BC2 Salterbeck3,4 31 March 1999 727
Preston BC2 Avenham3 14 June 1999 1,121
LB Lambeth2 Central Stockwell3,4 5 July 1999 2,358
Birmingham CC2 Central Areas3 21 June 1999 2,813
LB Islington2 Barnsbury3 26 September 1999 647
LB Islington2 Ten Estates3,4 26 September 1999 739
Liverpool CC2 Speke Garston3,4 4 October 1999 4,382
West Lindsey DC 18 October 1999 3,929
LB Lambeth2 St. Martins3,4 25 October 1999 1,033
Boston BC 29 November 1999 4,871
Tynedale DC 20 December 1999 3,564
Newcastle under Lyme BC 31 January 2000 9,887
Restormel BC 7 February 2000 3,577
Manchester CC Colshaw Farm3,4 14 February 2000 600
North Devon DC 21 February 2000 3,293
LB Hackney2 Stamford Hill3,4 6 March 2000 1,095
LB Hackney2 Pembury Estate3,4 6 March 2000 1,241
Burnley BC 8 March 2000 5,330
Manchester CC Sale Estate3,4 20 March 2000 1,655
Weymouth and Portland C 20 March 2000 3,105
Huntingdon DC 20 March 2000 6,650
Elmbridge BC 27 March 2000 4,894

List of all housing stock voluntary transfers which have taken place since 1997
Authority Date of transfer No. of dwellings
Test Valley BC 27 March 2000 5,495
Wyre Forest DC 27 March 2000 6,056
Manchester CC Whitefield Estate3.4 27 March 2000 1,033
LB Tower Hamlets2 THCH3.4 27 March 2000 1,551
Tameside MBC4 27 March 2000 8,532
Tameside MBC4 27 March 2000 7,934
LB Richmond 17 July 2000 7,139
Coventry CC 22 September 2000 20,125
Fylde BC 2 October 2000 1,905
Chester CC 27 November 2000 7,096
Horsham DC 11 December 2000 4,650
LB Tower Hamlets3.4 12 February 2001 196
East Northamptonshire DC 19 February 2001 3,495
Torbay C 19 February 2001 2,947
Staffordshire Moorlands DC 23 February 2001 3,132
Calderdale MBC 6 March 2001 12,759
Chichester DC 13 March 2001 5,321
Mendip DC 19 March 2001 4,326
West Wiltshire DC4 26 March 2001 3,284
West Oxfordshire DC 26 March 2001 3,643
East Staffordshire BC 26 March 2001 5,637
Manchester CC Handforth Estate3.4 26 March 2001 659
Sunderland CC 26 March 2001 36,356
Blackburn with Darwen BC 28 March 2001 9,886
Shrewsbury and Atcham BC 1 October 2001 5,500
Mid-Bedfordshire DC 5 November 2001 3,084
Derbyshire Dales 4 March 2002 3,287
Chelmsford BC 11 March 2002 6,902
East Hertfordshire DC 18 March 2002 2,687
East Hertfordshire DC 18 March 2002 3,237
Erewash BC 25 March 2002 5,847
Reigate and Banstead BC 25 March 2002 4,846
Total number of dwellings 386,689
Average number of dwellings 4,028
Number of authorities 73
Number of whole transfers 57
Number of partial transfers 39
Number of transfers 96
Number of transfers to repeating authorities 24
1 These transfers were completed before Labour came into office.
2 Transfer is an Estate Renewal Challenge Fund Scheme.
3 Partial transfer.
4 Transfer to repeating authority.

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