HC Deb 05 May 1971 vol 816 cc372-3W
Mr. Trew

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings in housing society schemes were approved, started and completed in England and Wales during each quarter of 1970 and

Dwellings Approved (All co-ownership) Started (All co-ownership) Completed
Quarter 1 Co-ownership 2 Cost Rent
1970 1st … … … … … 377 983 1,426 44
2nd … … … … … 468 768 1,482 172
3rd … … … … … 575 692 1,493 5
4th … … … … … 1,044 822 1,171 Nil
1971 1st … … … … … 1,409 906 1,314 68

In addition, societies with schemes financed by the Department under Section 7 of the Housing Act 1961 completed 62 cost-rent dwellings in the first quarter of 1970 and 2 in the fourth.

Mr. Trew

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings in housing association schemes were approved, started and completed in England and Wales during each quarter of 1970 and during the first quarter of 1971, and of these how many were in charitable and how many in non-charitable schemes.

Mr. Amery

The information is given in the table below:

Approved Started Completed
1st Quarter 1970 780 1,083 431
2nd Quarter 1970 1,351 784 637
3rd Quarter 1970 1,619 616 452
4th Quarter 1970 1,697 932 847
The figures for the 1st quarter of 1971 are not yet available, nor is any analysis available between charitable and non-charitable schemes. These figures do not cover cost-rent and co-ownership societies.