All years shown refer to calendar years.Data on right to buy salesin Scotland are published in the quarterly trends housing seriesstatistical bulletin, which is available in the Parliament’s Reference Centreor through the Scottish Executive website. These data can also be accessed through the Housing Statistics reference site in the datalibrary section (website address: www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/housing/hsbref).Table 1Sales in Scotland Under Right to Buy Legislation of Local Authority, New Town and ScottishHomes Stock: 1979-2002 Year Number of Sales Sales as % of Total Dwelling Stock Sales as % of Public Sector Dwelling Stock 1979 1,018 0.05 0.10 1980 5,913 0.30 0.57 1981 10,545 0.54 1.01 1982 14,235 0.72 1.38 1983 17,877 0.89 1.77 1984 16,519 0.82 1.65 1985 14,925 0.73 1.51 1986 13,992 0.68 1.42 1987 18,988 0.92 1.96 1988 31,591 1.52 3.33 1989 38,943 1.85 4.28 1990 32,968 1.55 3.79 1991 23,007 1.07 2.75 1992 24,031 1.10 2.98 1993 20,062 0.91 2.59 1994 21,239 0.96 2.90 1995 16,680 0.75 2.33 1996 12,621 0.56 1.85 1997 16,526 0.73 2.54 1998 14,105 0.62 2.26 1999 13,315 0.58 2.31 2000 13,981 0.60 2.45 2001 13,169 0.56 2.38 2002 15,880 0.68 2.99 Source: DevelopmentDepartment Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics).Comparative figures for England and Wales areshown in Tables 2 and 3.