A question on #RightToBuyScheme tabled by Kevin Hollinrake on 26-11-2024 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Right to Buy Scheme
Question ID: 1744624
UIN: 16195
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-26
Asking Member ID: 4474
Asking Member display name: Kevin Hollinrake
Asking Member handle: kevinhollinrake
Asking Member Twitter reference: @kevinhollinrake
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been provided to local authorities from Right to Buy receipts to fund new housing in each year since 2009-10.
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Date answered: 2024-12-05
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: Since 2012, councils have been able to retain a portion of the capital receipts generated from Right to Buy sales to use towards new affordable housing.Prior to 2012, around 75% of receipts were returned to the Treasury and the remaining 25% was retained ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true