HC Deb 12 January 1971 vol 809 cc17-8W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses he expects to be completed in England and Wales in 1970 and 1971.

Mr. Amery

The total number of dwellings completed in England and Wales in the first ten months of 1970 was 252,098. I am not prepared to make a forecast for 1971.

Mr. Freeson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the required annual level of investment in housing by the Greater London Council, London boroughs and other housing authorities in England, respectively, in 1971 at current prices to equal the capital investment levels in real terms in 1966.

Mr. Amery

As the level of prices in 1971 is not yet known it is not possible to express the investment in 1966 in terms of 1971 prices.

Mr. Freeson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the annual levels of capital investment in housing by the London County Council, Metropolitan boroughs and other boroughs within the present Greater London Council boundaries for the years 1960 to 1964, inclusive; and what were the annual levels of capital investment in housing by the Greater London Council and London boroughs in 1969 and 1970, the latter to the latest calculable estimate.

Mr. Amery

Following are the figures (for the local authorities which were included within the area of the Greater London Council on 1st April, 1965).

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON HOUSING
£ million (current prices)
L.C.C. Metropolitan Boroughs Other Authorities
1960–61 14 23 19
1961–62 16 20 19
1962–63 21 21 22
1963–64 25 31 27
1964–65 35 35 39
The best estimates which can be made at the present time of the capital expenditure on housing in 1969–70 of the Greater London Council and the London Boroughs are £60 million and £146 million respectively.