Question reference: S2W-31919
- Asked by: James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 February 2007
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Current status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 5 March 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector homes have been sold under the right to buy scheme since the scheme’s inception.
Answer
Between 1979-80 and 2005-06 therewere 421,635 sales of public sector dwellings under the right to buy scheme. Thisexcludes sales under the rent to mortgage scheme and other voluntary sales to sittingtenants. Public sector dwellings include those owned by local authorities, ScottishHomes and new towns (when in existence).
Table 1 shows the number of suchsales in each year since the scheme’s inception.
Table 1: Right to Buy Sales ofLocal Authority, New Town and Scottish Homes Stock, Financial Year Figures 1979-80to 2005-06
| Year | Right to Buy Sales |
| 1979-80 | 2,629 |
| 1980-81 | 4,580 |
| 1981-82 | 9,810 |
| 1982-83 | 13,368 |
| 1983-84 | 15,171 |
| 1984-85 | 13,611 |
| 1985-86 | 11,915 |
| 1986-87 | 12,038 |
| 1987-88 | 18,609 |
| 1988-89 | 27,394 |
| 1989-90 | 32,756 |
| 1990-91 | 25,651 |
| 1991-92 | 20,877 |
| 1992-93 | 20,279 |
| 1993-94 | 18,615 |
| 1994-95 | 20,001 |
| 1995-96 | 14,974 |
| 1996-97 | 14,144 |
| 1997-98 | 15,467 |
| 1998-99 | 13,187 |
| 1999-2000 | 13,803 |
| 2000-01 | 13,502 |
| 2001-02 | 13,530 |
| 2002-03 | 17,376 |
| 2003-04 | 15,597 |
| 2004-05 | 12,379 |
| 2005-06 | 10,372 |
| All Years | 421,635 |
Source: Scottish Executive HousingStatistics Branch, SALES3 returns.
Note: For purposes of comparability, data for 2002-03 onwardsinclude sales for Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders where complete stock transfers tookplace in the course of 2003. Figures exclude other housing association stock butinclude Scottish Homes stock.