HC Deb 06 May 1977 vol 931 cc302-3W
Mr. Nicholas Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of public and private sector housing starts, completions and houses under construction in Wales in each month of 1976 and in the first three months of 1977.

Mr. Alec Jones

The information is as follows:

Public Sector
1976
Starts Comps u/c
January
715 613 9,930
February
383 578 9,735
March
625 542 9,818
April
574 722 9,670
May
774 598 9,846
June
1,124 860 10,110
July
1,179 687 10,602
August
359 635 10,326
September
493 626 10,193
October
300 583 9,910
November
398 635 9,673
December
431 575 9,529

1977
Starts Comps u/c
January
452 411 9,570
February
436 412 9,594
March
461 688 9,367

Private Sector
1976
Starts Comps u/c
January
610 630 11,626
February
448 548 21,261
March
530 526 11,530

April
963 774 11,719
May
724 605 11,838
June
908 637 12,109
July
818 570 12,357
August
924 703 12,578
September
705 790 12,493
October
484 546 12,431
November
531 780 12,182
December
314 471 12,025
1977
Starts Comps u/c
January
353 499 11,879
February
333 490 11,722
March
535 547 11,710