To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homes are currently under the flexi-ownership scheme operated by the Development Board for Rural Wales; and how many households have taken advantage of the scheme.

To date the Development Board for Rural Wales has received 300 expressions of interest, dealt with 115 formal applications and completed 53 sales under the flexi-ownership scheme. To be eligible for the scheme, tenants must not have been in receipt of housing benefit or rent rebate in the preceding 12 months. When the scheme was launched approximately 850 households were eligible for flexi-ownership.