HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 cc31-2W
Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he will publish the housebuilding figures announced on 7 March broken down by county. [114413]

Mr. Raynsford

On 20 March we will be publishing for consultation full details of proposed changes to the Regional Planning Guidance for the South-East. The consultation will include an illustrative distribution of housing provision to county level.

Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many new(a) private houses and (b) social houses have been built in each of the years (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95, (iii) 1995–96, (iv) 1996–97, (v) 1997–98 and (vi) 1998–99; and how many are planned for (x) 1999–2000 and (y) 2000–01. [114394]

Mr. Raynsford

The number of permanent dwellings completed in England are as follows:

Calendar year Private houses Social houses
1993 116,700 31,200
1994 122,700 32,000
1995 125,500 31,700
1996 121,600 27,600
1997 128,000 21,200
1998 121,200 20,200
1999 (provisional) 122,300 17,600

Information on the numbers of houses built in 1999–2000 or expected to be built in 2000–01 is not available.