§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will set out in tabular form the percentage increase in building costs over each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. AmeryThe following is the information:
Index of the Cost of New Construction (1963=100) Percentage Increase Percentage Increase 1970/1960 1960 … 91 — — 1961 … 94 3.3 — 1962 … 97 3.2 — 1963 … 100 3.1 — 1964 … 102 2.0 — 1965 … 106 3.9 — 1966 … 111 4.7 — 1967 … 113 1.8 — 1968 … 118 4.4 — 1969 … 123 4.2 — 1970 (estimated) 131 6.5 44.0