§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council dwellings starts have occurred in England and Wales so far in the current year; and if he will give the figures for council starts in 1978 and each successive full year.
§ Mr. TrippierIt is provisionally estimated that in the eight months to August 1988 local authority and new town housebuilding starts amounted to 9,400 in England and 500 in Wales. Figures for 1978 to 1987 are published in tables 6(a) and 6(b), respectively, of "Housing and Construction Statistics, 1977–1987", a copy of which is available in the Library.