HC Deb 14 December 1972 vol 848 c196W
Sir H. Harrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of housing starts in both the public and the private sectors in East Suffolk during the third quarter of each year since 1965.

Mr. Eyre

The numbers reported are as follows:

DWELLINGS STARTED, EAST SUFFOLK
Public sector* Private sector
Third quarter of:
1965 115 547
1966 225 607
1967 227 527
1968 12 639
1969 166 466
1970 58 448
1971 72 546
1972 74 626
*Local authorities, housing associations and, from 1st January 1967, Government Departments.