§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average cost of a new three-bedroom local authority dwelling in Wales in April 1977, in April 1976 and in April 1975.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information is not available in the form requested. The average cost of a two-storey, five-bedspace local authority dwelling for which tenders were accepted in the second quarters of 1975, 1976 and 1977, is given in the table below:
Number of dwellings approved Average cost of construction £ April 1975 (2nd quarter) 80 7,889 April 1976 (2nd quarter) 298 8,652 April 1977 (2nd quarter) 63 9,300 These figures do not include fees and land acquisition costs. In view of the comparatively small number of dwellings in 1975 and 1977, the comparison between the three years should be treated with caution.