§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, for each of the last 10 years, how many 121W council homes have been completed, demolished and sold; what has been the net increase or decrease in council houses; and how this compares with the net increase or decrease in privately owned houses.
Changes in the stock of dwellings: England: 1971 to 1980 Thousand dwellings Local authority and new town Owner occupied Gains (+) Losses (-) Net gain Net gain New completions Other Slum clearance Sales Other 1971 (April-December only) 73 41 28 17 6 63 155 1972 89 45 44 59 5 26 263 1973 76 48 43 39 4 38 233 1974 96 54 26 4 4 116 160 1975 115 *66 *32 3 9 137 164 1976 117 19 1 6 3 126 167 1977 114 17 2 12 3 114 168 1978 92 13 1 29 6 69 202 1979 74 13 1 42 4 39 205 1980 74 7 1 83 5 -8 243 * Before 1976, some dwellings acquired from private owners for slum clearance were counted as gains and subsequent losses.