§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of housing starts, in both the public and private sectors, in East Suffolk during the fourth quarter of 1972; and how this compares with the fourth quarter of each year since 1965.
Mr. ChanonFollowing are the numbers of housing starts reported:
DWELLINGS STARTED, EAST SUFFOLK 4th quarter of years 1965–72 Public sector* Private sector 1965 … … … 99 641 1966 … … … 99 481 1967 … … … 222 702 1968 … … … 126 529 1969 … … … 89 338 1970 … … … 150 398 1971 … … … 167 468 1972 … … … 186 676 * Local authorities, housing associations and from 1967, government departments.
§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of housing starts, in both the public and private sectors, in East Suffolk during 1972; and what was the percentage difference of this figure on the yearly totals since 1968.
§ Mr. ChannonDuring 1972, 560 public sector and 2,410 private sector dwellings were reported started in East Suffolk. The percentage differences on previous years' figures are as follows:
Public sector Private sector 1972 compared with: 1968 +52 -5 1969 -2 +37 1970 +48 +48 1971 -7 +18