§ 25. Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the level of private house starts at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. TrippierIt is provisionally estimated that in the first eight months of 1988 there were 131,000 private sector housebuilding starts in England, 16 per cent. more than in 1987; starts this year have been running at their highest levels since 1973.