§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the number of housing starts in Wales at 30th June 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, and 1970, respectively.
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§ Mr. RowlandsI presume the hon. Member's Question refers to housing starts in Wales in the first six months of each year. For the years 1970 to 1973 inclusive the information is then as follows:
Number of housing starts in Wales January-June each year Public sector Private sector Total 1970 … … 2,501 4,158 6,659 1971 … … 2,996 4,652 7,648 1972 … … 2,182 6,249 8,431 1973 … … 1,555 6,626 8,181 A corresponding figure for the first six months of 1974 is not yet available.