§ 7. Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many houses have been completed in the public and private sectors in the first nine months of each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GreenwoodI will, with permission, circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. MurtonIs it not a fact that precisely four additional houses only were completed in the last year, as compared to 1964 in total?
§ Mr. GreenwoodI am not sure I understand—
§ Mr. MurtonFour additional houses in total in 1969 as compared with the same nine months in 1964.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe hon. Member had better study the figures which I am circulating. I hope that he will welcome the fact that the figures last year were higher than in all but the last of the Opposition years in office and that, in 194 1963, the figure was only 205,700, as against 266,900 in the first nine months of 1969.
§ Following are the figures:
| Completions | (First Nine months) | Great Britain | (Thousands) | |
| Year | Public | Private | Total | |
| 1965 | … | 119.3 | 157.8 | 277.1 |
| 1966 | … | 127.7 | 152.4 | 280.1 |
| 1967 | … | 146.4 | 142.0 | 288.4 |
| 1968 | … | 137.1 | 163.8 | 300.9 |
| 1969 | … | 130.7 | 136.2 | 266.9 |