§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many council properties were sold under the right to buy in(a) December 2001 and (b) January 2002; [81704]
(2)how many council properties were sold under the right to buy in (a) December 2000 and (b) January 2001; [81942]
(3)how many council properties were sold under the right to buy scheme in (a) December 1999 and (b) January 2000. [82393]
§ Mr. McNultyThe information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Data on the sale of council dwellings are collected from local authorities in England on a quarterly rather than monthly basis. Information on quarterly right to buy sales is presented in Table 6 of the publication "Housing Statistics, March Quarter 2002", and is also available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister website.