§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new homes were completed by local authorities in England in 1978–79 and 1993–94; and how many he expects will be completed in 1994–95 and 1995–96.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesHousing associations are now the main providers of new social housing. Local authorities' primary housing tasks are the efficient management of their own stock of housing and enabling other organisations to provide new housing.
Local authorities in England completed 76,494 new dwellings during the financial year 1978–79; new towns completed a further 7,984 dwellings. Local authorities completed 1,387 new dwellings during 1993–94.
The Department does not forecast the number of new dwellings to be built by local authorities.