Local Authority Housing Debt - PWA

Austin Mitchell MP (Labour, Great Grimsby; Chair Council Housing Group):
How much local authority housing debt has been removed following large-scale voluntary transfers since 1997?
Ian Austin MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for CLG): Since 1997 the amount of local authority housing debt the Department has paid to the Public Works Loans Board following large scale voluntary transfers is £4.226 billion.

Local Authority Housing Debt - PWA

Austin Mitchell MP (Labour, Great Grimsby; Chair Council Housing Group):
How much local authority housing debt has been removed following large-scale voluntary transfers since 1997?
Ian Austin MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for CLG): Since 1997 the amount of local authority housing debt the Department has paid to the Public Works Loans Board following large scale voluntary transfers is £4.226 billion.

Housing Transfer To Registered Social Landlords - PWA

Neil Turner MP (Member of CLG Select Committee, Wigan): How many local authorities have transferred housing to registered social landlords through large-scale voluntary transfers since 1997; how many dwellings have been so transferred in the period; and how much debt was written off as part of such transfers?
Ian Austin MP: Since 1997 there have been 226 transfers by 140 local authorities with 939,347 dwellings transferred. The amount of debt the Department has paid to the Public Works Loans Boards in respect of completed housing stock transfers to date is £4.124 billion.