§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses were started by local authorities in England and Wales in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. ChannonThe figures are as follows:
1968 140,458 1969 122,526 1970 105,558 1971 94,294 1972 83,089
§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of private sector housing starts and local authority housing starts in the United Kingdom for the third quarter in each of the years following 1966; and what are the starts for the latest available date.
§ Mr. ChannonThe figures are as follows:
DWELLINGS STARTED: UNITED KINGDOM Private Sector Local Authority* 3rd quarter of 1967 55,392 52,495 1968 50,695 46,039 1969 44,192 43,675 1970 47,605 37,041 1971 58,818 32,065 1972 61,630 25,013 4th quarter of 1972 57,727 23,690 *Includes housebuilding for the Scottish Special Housing Association, the Northern Ireland Housing Trust and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.