Mr. Spence askedthe Secretary of State for the Environment what are the figures for each year from 1951 up to the last available date, in respect of the total number of households in England and Wales, of houses and flats rented from private landlords, of houses and flats rented from councils and other public authorities, and of owner-occupied houses and flats, respectively.
Million Rented from local authority or new town Owner occupied Privately rented Other tenures Total April, 1951 … 2.5 4.1 6.2 1.1 13.9 June, 1956 … 3.5 5.2 5.4 1.0 15.1 December, 1960 … 4.3 6.8 4.2 0.9 16.2 December, 1965 … 4.9 8.1 3.5 0.9 17.4 From 1966 the following estimates are available for England and Wales:
Rented from local authority or new town Owner occupied Privately rented Other tenures Total December, 1966 … 4.3 7.8 3.0 0.8 16.0 December, 1967 … 4.4 8.1 2.9 0.8 16.2 December, 1968 … 4.5 8.3 2.8 0.8 16.5 December, 1969 … 4.7 8.5 2.7 0.8 16.7 Note: Rounded figures may cause apparent small discrepancies.