HC Deb 07 June 1989 vol 154 c166W
Mr. Riddick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of dwellings in the United Kingdom in 1979; and what is the equivalent figure today.

Mr. Trippier

It is estimated that there were 21.3 million dwellings in the United Kingdom at the end of December 1979 and 23.0 million at the end of December 1988.