HC Deb 15 May 1986 vol 97 c540W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked 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 Robinson

Fifty-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