§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many homes have been completed since October, 1964; if he will give the figures for privately-owned and local authority rented houses separately; and what were the figures for the corresponding period up to October, 1964.
§ Mr. GreenwoodAbout 1,010,000 new permanent dwellings have been completed in Great Britain between 16th 145W October, 1964 and the end of May, 1967 compared with about 846,000 in the corresponding period up to the 16th October, 1964.
NEW PERMANENT DWELLINGS COMPLETED—GREAT BRITAIN Number of dwellings Privately* owned Local authority and New Towns rented dwellings Other public sector dwellings All dwellings 16th October, 1964 to May, 1967 … … 548,000 437,000 25,000 1,010,000 March, 1962 to 16th October, 1964 … … 496,000 333,000 17,000 846,000 * Includes a small number of houses built for sale by the public sector.