§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the average increase in house prices for the years 1970–71 and 1971–72 in the Northern Region.
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§ Mr. EyreFigures for the year 1971–72 are not yet available but the average price of private houses in the three northern regions of England mortgaged with building societies in 1971 is estimated to have been 9 per cent. higher than in 1970.