§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the percentage of owner-occupied dwellings, privately rented accommodation, and public sector housing, respectively, in East Suffolk in 1971; and how this compares with 1961 and 1966.
§ Mr. EyreThese figures have not yet been extracted from the 1971 Census, but I shall write to my hon. and gallant Friend when the work has been completed.
§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many of the council houses in East Suffolk built before 1939 have been modernised; and how many still require to be modernised at the present date.
§ Mr. EyreI regret that I do not have detailed information about the condition 189W of individual council houses for the management of which the local authorities are entirely responsible.
§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of housing starts, in both the public and private sectors, in East Suffolk during the first quarter of 1972; and how this compares with the first quarter of each year since 1965.
§ Mr. EyreThe figures are as follows:
Quarter ended Public Sector Private Sector Total March, 1965 … 94 573 667 March, 1966 … 54 458 512 March, 1967 … 203 731 934 March, 1968 … 141 816 957 March, 1969 … 161 402 563 March, 1970 … 53 370 423 March, 1971 … 140 500 640 March, 1972 … 91 475 566