§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether he will list the local authorities which have built dwellings by direct labour since 26 November 1980, naming the scheme in each case, the gross tender price, and the number of dwellings involved;
(2) whether any local authorities have undertaken the building of dwellings for sale by direct labour since 26 November 1980; and, if so, whether he will name the scheme in each case, the gross tender price and the number of dwellings involved.
§ Mr. Stanley[pursuant to his reply, 18 February 1982, c. 214]: The information requested is available for authorities in England for the period 27 November 1980 to 31 March 1981 and is as follows:
direct labour have been reported on the Department's half yearly voluntary inquiry on construction activity. About 80 per cent. of local authorities in England have replied 433W to our inquiry and those reporting starts and completions for the period 1 April to 30 September 1981 have been as follows:
Authority Starts Completions Barking — 8 Blackburn 126 24 Darlington 27 73 Derby 75 23 Derwentside 67 70 Durham 19 13 Gateshead 10 63 Greater London — 380 Kerrier 14 59 Kettering 18 26 Kingston-on-Hull — 27 Lambeth — 94 Lincoln 4 14 Newham — 55 Reading — 2 Sandwell 138 32 Scilly Isles — 2 Sheffield 26 129 Stoke on Trent 206 28 Tameside 14 — Wakefield 64 67 Wandsworth — 101 Wolverhampton 12 — It is not recorded whether these dwellings were for sale.
Information for the period 1 October to 31 March will not be available until mid–1982.