§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the number of house starts for each of the last 10 years in Cornwall;
(2) If he will list the number of houses completed for each of the past 10 years in Cornwall;
(3) If he will list the number of houses built for the local authorities for each of the past 10 years in Cornwall.
§ Mr. KaufmanAvailable information for 1964 and 1965 follows:
HOUSEBUILDING PROGRESS: CORNWALL, INCLUDING ISLES OF SCILLY Number of dwellingsFor local authorities, housing associations and private owners For local authorities Completed Started Completed 1964 … 510 3,228 2,758 1965 … 566 2,816 2,728 Figures for 1966 were published on page 25 of Local Housing Statistics, England and Wales, No. 1, and for 1967 to 1973 on page 40 of No. 5 and every fourth subsequent issue up to No. 29; copies are available in the Library. These later figures include dwellings constructed for Government Departments.
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§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the value of central and local government contracts with the construction industry in Cornwall for each year since 1965.
§ Mr. KaufmanI regret that this information is not readily available.
§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the value of improvement grants paid in Cornwall for each of the past six years.
§ Mr. KaufmanThe available information is:
HOUSE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS: CORNWALL, INCLUDING THE ISLES OF SCILLY Local authorities: Allowable cost* in grants approved £ thousand Private owners and housing asociations: Grants paid 1971 … 193 384 1972 … 676 918 1973 … 1,012 1,879 * Government contribution, equal to 75 per cent. of the annual loan charges referrable to the allowable cost, is paid for 20 years. Corresponding figures for the three years 1968 to 1970 could not be made available without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of houses used for summer lets in Cornwall.
§ Mr. KaufmanI regret that this information is not at present available.