To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the level of owner-occupation in Britain and in each European Community country.

The available information is as follows:

	Percentage of owner-occupied housing	Year
Belgium	61	1981
Denmark	56	1987
France	51	1984
Germany	41	1985
Greece	72	1982
Ireland	76	1981
Italy	64	1986
Luxembourg	60	1982
Netherlands	44	1985
Portugal	56	1981
Spain	76	1980

Corresponding estimates for Great Britain are 58 per cent. for 1982 and 66 per cent. for 1989. Figures for the various countries are not all compiled on a comparable basis and should be interpreted with caution.