§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many starts were made in Wales on new council houses in the past six months; and how this compares with the figures for the past six years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasIn the six-month period September, 1970, to February, 1971, work was started on 2,798 new council houses in Wales: the figures for the corresponding periods in earlier years were:
1964–65 … … … 4,770 1965–66 … … … 5,347 1966–67 … … … 4,126 1967–68 … … … 3,122 1968–69 … … … 2,867 1969–70 … … … 2,650