§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary State for Wales what information he has as to how many new build schemes are currently under way in Wales in (a) private and (b) public sector housing; and what has been the figure of new build completions in each sector for each year since 1979 to 1985.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonFifty-five local authority schemes were currently under way in Wales at 31 March 1986. No data are available for housing association or private sector new build schemes. The number of new build completions in the private and public sectors for each year since 1979 to 1985 is shown in the following table:
Year Private Sector Public Sector 1979 6,914 4,351 1980 5,838 4,622 1981 4,985 4,076 1982 5,225 2,676 1983 5,539 2,267 1984 6,433 2,744 1985 6,521 1,673