§ 84. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is his latest estimate of the number of housing starts, public and private, for 1969; and how these compare with each of the three previous years.
§ Mr. FreesonI estimate that in 1969 some 180,000 houses will be started in the public sector and 170,000 in the private sector. Figures for the previous three years were as follows:
STARTS (GREAT BRITAIN) Thousands 1966 1967 1968 Public Sector … 185.9 213.9 194.3 Private Sector … 193.4 233.6 200.1 Total … 379.3 447.6* 394.4 *Discrepancy due to rounding.
§ 85. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the number of housing starts in the public and private sectors, respectively, and in total so far this year; and what were the corresponding numbers in each of the three previous years.
§ Mr. FreesonUp to 31st October, 1969, 153.6 thousand houses had been started in the public sector and 146.4 thousand in the private sector, total 300,000. Corresponding figures for the previous three years were as follows:
STARTS (GREAT BRITAIN) (January-October) 1966 1967 1968 Public Sector … 154.6 182.4 165.2 Private Sector … 170.0 103.6 172.0 Total … 324.6 386.0 337.2