§ David WrightTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many social housing units were disposed of, by financial year, by Telford Development Corporation and its successor bodies from 1979 onwards. [114141]
§ Mr. McNultyNumbers of sales of dwellings belonging to Telford Development Corporation and its successor bodies is presented in the following table:
Sales of dwellings by Telford Development Corporation and its successor bodies since 1980–81: Sales by Telford Development
Corporation
Financial Year All sales of which: Right to Buy1 Sales by Telford Development Corporation: 1980–81 404 Nil 1981–82 402 Nil 1982–83 588 Nil 1983–84 443 Nil 1984–85 257 Nil 1985–86 225 Nil 1986–87 386 Nil 1987–88 542 Nil 1988–89 1,278 Nil 1989–90 1,483 Nil 1990–91 343 Nil 1991–922 622 Nil 1992–93 16 16 1993–94 2 2 Sales by The Wrekin District Council (post transfer of stock from Development Corporation on 30 September 1991) 1991–923 n/a n/a 1992–93 n/a n/a 1993–94 n/a n/a 1994–95 166 157 1995–96 149 149 1996–97 177 177 1997–98 59 59 Sales by Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority (created 1 April 1998) 1998–99 n/a n/a 1 While Telford Development Corporation reported few Right to Buy sales, there were significant other sales to sitting tenants recorded by the Corporation 2 On 30 September 1991, Telford Development Corporation transferred some 3,925 dwellings to The Wrekin District Council and 374 dwellings to two housing associations. On 20 December 1991, Telford Development Corporation transferred 113 dwellings to a housing association 3 October 1991 to March 1992 only 4 On 25 March 1999 Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority transferred its entire stock of some 13,045 dwellings to Wrekin Housing Trust Limited