§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will publish figures showing the number of houses under construction in England and Wales at 1st January in each year since 1946, and the number of houses completed in each year since 1946.
§ Mr. MellishThe information is as follows:
DWELLINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETED IN ENGLAND AND WALES Year Under Construction at 1st January Completed during Year 1946 19,732 51,090 1947 171,346 127,541 1948 208,852 206,405 1949 152,619 171,780 1950 164,055 172,360 1951 169,412 171,903 1952 186,124 208,975 1953 239,943 279,231 1954 268,342 308,952 1955 253,750 283,326 1956 247,880 268,724 1957 228,075 268,653 1958 204,977 241,525 1959 195,952 249,381 1960 235,877 269,226 1961 246,951 268,832 1962 262,797 278,667 1963 277,166 270,655 1964 336,836 336,505 1965 390,504 347,181 1966 393,602