[holding answer 22 January 2008]: The following table provides information on the regional totals of capital receipts from the sale of housing fixed assets as reported by local authorities over the last 10 years.
£ million North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West Total England 1997-98 64 129 82 73 116 142 334 235 132 1,305 1998-99 49 109 77 111 203 132 306 229 297 1,514 1999-2000 96 218 101 172 243 282 466 366 190 2,134 2000-01 235 203 141 130 250 205 596 387 173 2,320 2001-02 66 137 147 190 244 370 603 250 115 2,121 2002-03 173 392 548 239 306 386 888 282 168 3,382 2003-04 196 309 340 245 334 330 1,144 411 172 3,481 2004-05 196 304 350 198 272 309 1,177 207 130 3,142 2005-06 180 269 246 149 202 217 616 153 109 2,142 2006-07 139 216 180 134 185 161 423 194 101 1,733 Source: Communities and Local Government Capital Outturn Returns (COR).