§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number and percentage of all dwellings in (a) Great Britain, (b) England and (c) the English regions at the end of 1974 in the following categories: (a) pre-1891, (b) 1891 to 1918, (c) 1919 to 1944, (d) 1944 to 1960, (e) 1960 to 1970 and (f) post-1970.
§ Mr. ArmstrongAvailable estimates are as follows:
in (a) Great Britain, (b) England and (c) the English regions in the public and private sector in year since 1960;
283Wand if he will break down the public sector total into completions by (a) local authorities, (b) new town corporations, (c) housing associations and (d) Government Departments.
§ Mr. ArmstrongNumbers of dwelling completions in 1961 to 1971 appear in Housing Statistics, Great Britain (HMSO) on pages 12 to 15 of issues 12 and 24; figures for Great Britain and England up to 1974 are in Housing and Construction
Local authorities New towns Housing associations Government* departments Total public sector Private sector Great Britain … 1960 116,358 8,380 1,777 2,674 129,189 168,629 England … 1960 91,397 6,404 1,646 2,153 101,600 156,022 Regions: Northern* … 1960 9,237 590 499 227 11,052 9,280 1972 6,832 797 461 25 8,115 10,109 1973 5,458 549 614 25 6,646 10,954 1974 7,262 1,178 625 36 9,101 6,859 Yorkshire & Humberside† … 1960 12,766 — 51 205 13,022 14,209 1972 9,057 — 608 37 9,702 16,457 1973 6,106 — 749 63 6,828 17,824 1974 8,021 — 739 8 8,768 12,223 North West† … 1960 13,204 .— 59 208 13,530 21,222 1972 13,586 1,429 1,602 16 16,633 23,833 1973 11,458 1,216 1,652 37 14,363 21,686 1974 12,750 2,058 1,527 27 16,362 14,374 East Midlands+ … 1960 6,712 462 401 145 8,121 12,268 1972 6,213 717 313 170 7,413 18,607 1973 5,752 1,356 288 208 7,604 18,049 1974 6,762 1,259 794 139 8,954 13,351 West Midlands … 1960 10,713 — 76 163 11,028 17,925 1972 5,967 1,399 577 65 8,008 18,677 1973 5,346 905 951 43 7,245 16,549 1974 7,354 1,398 1,118 170 10,040 12,607 East Anglia … 1960 2,655 — 13 138 2,806 6,108 1972 3,230 384 119 192 3,925 11,626 1973 3,067 623 216 36 3,942 10,720 1974 3,700 851 279 34 4,864 8,215 South East* … 1960 29,470 5,352 439 828 36,087 60,879 1972 32,828 2,163 2,634 1,166 38,791 51,151 1973 27,709 1,996 2,773 1,255 39,629 67,165 1974 35,554 3,282 3,081 1,121 43,038 37,039 South West† … 1960 6,640 — 108 239 7,095 14,131 1972 5,264 — 590 96 5,950 23,340 1973 4,799 — 1,097 425 6,321 21,275 1974 4,747 — 1,101 898 6,746 15,602 * Figures for government departments include dwellings built for local government in any capacity other than as housing authorities. † Figures for 1972 to 1974, but not the years up to 1971, are for the revised areas following local government reorganisation.