§ Lord Hanningfieldasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many properties have been acquired through the right-to-buy scheme in England and Wales in each of the past seven years. [HL3057]
§ The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)The numbers of properties acquired by tenants under the right-to-buy scheme are tabled below:
Year England Wales England & Wales 1996–97 35,583 2,132 37,715 1997–98 45,829 2,751 48,580 1998–99 44,686 2,634 47,320 1999–2000 61,496 3,633 65,129 2000–01 59,478 3,529 63,007 2001–02 60,192 3,423 63,615 2002–03 73,866 4,962 78,828 These are sales to secure tenants by local authorities and by registered social landlords, and also sales on preserved right-to-buy terms by registered social landlords to tenants who have transferred from local authorities.
Figures for 2003–04 are not yet available.