HC Deb 02 July 1996 vol 280 cc397-8W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of housing starts in England in the first quarter of 1996; and what was the equivalent figure for the same quarter last year. [34095]

Mr. Clappison

It is estimated that there were 31,800 new dwellings started in England during the first quarter of 1996, compared with 36,100 started in the first quarter of 1995.