Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Friday, 10 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 May 2002. It was answered by Sally Keeble (Labour) on Thursday, 16 May 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information his Department has collated on the number of ex-local authority tenants who have exercised the right- to-buy after their tenancy has been tranferred to a registered social landlord; and if he will make arrangements for this to be published on a regular basis. - Inc figure and ref to the CORE sales bulletins, deposited in Library.

Answer: Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what information his Department has collated on the number of ex-local authority tenants who have exercised the right-to- buy after their tenancy has been transferred to a registered social landlord; and if he will make arrangements for this to be published on a regular basis. [56604] Ms Keeble: Figures on Preserved Right-to-Buy (PRTB) sales have been collected by the Housing Corporation since 1 April 2001 through their CORE system (continuous recording of lettings and sales). The results are published every six months in the CORE sales bulletins which are deposited in the House of Commons Library. 1,356 such sales were completed in the first six months of operation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 56604; 385 c800W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Council housing Property transfer Social rented housing Tenants Right to buy scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk