HC Deb 02 March 1972 vol 832 c185W
Mr. Bray

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses were completed in new towns in the period between 1st January, 1971, and 31st December, 1971, and how many were vacant on the first and last stated date.

Mr. Channon

In the English new towns the development corporation and the Commission for the New Towns completed 9,080 dwellings in 1971. On 31st December, 1970, the number of unoccupied dwellings which it had available for letting or sale was 1,232; and on 31st December, 1971, 2,169.