HC Deb 21 July 1976 vol 915 c486W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of council houses built and the number started in the first four months of 1976; and how this compares with the same period in 1974.

Mr. Armstrong

In the first four months of 1976, 42,250 council houses were completed and 43,907 started in Great Britain. Compared with the same period of 1974, these figures show increases of 39 per cent. and 17 per cent. respectively. January—April 1974: starts 37,376, completed 30,499.