§ 66. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new houses were started in the public sector in the first quarter of 1972; and what were the comparable figures for each of the preceding eight years.
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§ Mr. AmeryThe figures for March, 1972, are not yet available; but in the hope of being helpful to the hon. Member I shall circulate the comparative figures for January and February in each of the years he mentions.
The information is as follows:
Public Sector (to nearest thousand) Great Britain Starts 1964—January and February … 31,000 1965—January and February … 25,000 1966—January and February … 22,000 1967—January and February … 29,000 1968—January and February … 24,000 1969—January and February … 23,000 1970—January and February … 18,000 1971—January and February … 18,000 1972—January and February … 18,000 COMPLETIONS 1965 … 168,000 1971 … 159,000
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many public authority houses were completed in 1971; and how this figure compares with those for 1965.
§ Mr. AmeryThe figures for March, 1972, are not yet available; but in the hope of being helpful to the hon. Member I shall circulate the comparative figures for January and February in each of the years he mentions.
The information is as follows:
Public Sector (to nearest thousand) Starts Great Britain 1964 January-February … 31,000 1965 January-February … 25,000 1966 January-February … 22,000 1967 January-February … 29,000 1968 January-February … 24,000 1969 January-February … 23,000 1970 January-February … 18,000 1971 January-February … 18,000 1972 January-February … 18,000 COMPLETIONS 1965 … 168,000 1971 … 159,000