§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will set out in tabular form the percentage increases in the cost of building for each year since the introduction of the firm price tendering policy in 1957.
§ Mr. AmeryThe following is the information, taken from the Index of the Cost of New Construction prepared by my Department (1963 = 100).
Index %change year on year 1957 91 — 1958 92 +1.1 1959 90 −2.2 1960 91 +1.1 1961 94 +3.3 1962 97 +3.2 1963 100 +3.1 1964 102 +20 1965 106 +3.9 1966 111 +4.7 1967 113 +1.8 1968 118 +4.4 1969 123 +4.2 1970 131 +6.5