HC Deb 20 January 1967 vol 739 cc144-5W
Mr. Hamling

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the number of council houses under construction at 1st January in each year, the number of council houses completed in each year since 1946, and similar figures for privately built houses under construction at 1st January in each year since 1946 and completed in each year since 1946.

Mr. Mellish

The information requested is given in the tables below. Figures of completions in 1966 are not yet available.

DWELLINGS COMPLETED DURING EACH YEAR: 1946–1965 GREAT BRITAIN
Public Sector Private Sector Public and Private Sector
Year Local Authorities Others Totals Totals
1946 25,013 168 25,181 30,219 55,400
1947 97,340 1,370 98,710 40,980 139,690
1948 190,368 4,497 194,865 32,751 227,616
1949 165,946 5,891 171,837 25,790 197,627
1950 163,670 7,143 170,813 27,358 198,171
1951 162,584 9,696 172,280 22,551 194,831
1952 193,260 12,342 205,602 34,320 239,922
1953 238,883 16,975 255,858 62,921 318,779
1954 234,973 22,196 257,169 90,636 347,805
1955 191,803 12,135 203,938 113,457 317,395
1956 166,267 10,197 176,464 124,161 300,625
1957 165,910 8,725 174,635 126,455 301,090
1958 140,519 5,028 145,547 128,148 273,695
1959 122,165 3,801 125,966 150,708 276,674
1960 124,738 4,451 129,189 168,629 297,818
1961 112,421 6,128 118,549 177,513 296,062
1962 124,090 6,538 130,628 174,800 305,428
1963 118,179 5,829 124,008 174,864 298,872
1964 148,624 6,958 155,582 218,094 373,676
1965 159,608 8,890 168,498 213,799 382,297