§ Mr. McBrideasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will now state the total number of local authority houses constructed in Wales in 1971 and 1972, giving at the same time the total number of local authority houses built in Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1970.
§ Mr. Peter Thomas5,731 local authority and new town dwellings were completed in 1971 and 3,769 in 1972. The figures for completions in earlier years are as follows:
1965 … … … … 9,459 1966 … … … … 9,165 1967 … … … … 10,476 1968 … … … … 8,603 1969 … … … … 7,896 1970 … … … … 6,686
§ Mr. McBrideasked the Secretary of State for Wales if, in view of the number of applicants on local authority housing waiting lists in Wales, he will now indicate the number of local authority houses required to be constructed in Wales in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI do not propose to set targets. I trust local authorities to146W assess their local needs and to build to meet them.