HC Deb 30 October 1980 vol 991 cc337-8W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list any additions to the collection, presentation or publication of statistics which his Department has made since May 1979.

Mr. Heseltine

There have been no additions to the collection of statistics by my Department since May 1979. Additions to the statistics published include:

Short period indicators of planning applications, appeals and progress reports on structure plans.

Individual local authority quarterly manpower totals as part of the Joint Manpower Watch.

"National Dwelling and Housing Survey Phases II and III" HMSO.

Local authority and private sector housing energy conservation (in the quarterly "Housing and Construction statistics" HMSO).

A report on housing for old people published by DoE on behalf of DoE and the Welsh Office.

Direct labour construction output and the duration of new orders for construction work (in "Housing and Construction Statistics 1969–1979" HMSO, the first edition of an annual series).

"Study of labour mobility in the construction industry: the employers perspective" DoE on behalf of the construction industry manpower board.

"Labour mobility in the construction industry: a survey of manual workers" DoE on behalf of the construction industry manpower board.

"Statistics collected by the Ministry of Works 1941–1956" DoE.