§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many private and local authority houses have been completed in 1973 to the latest possible date; how these figures compare with the corresponding period in 1970, 1971 and 1972; and what is his present estimate of the number of completions in each sector in 1973.
§ Mr. Peter Thomas2,103 local authority and 8,421 private sector houses were completed in Wales in the first nine months of 1973, the latest date available. The figures for the corresponding periods in earlier years are given below:
Completions Local Authorities Private Sector January-September 1972 2,701 7,956 1971 4,322 6,795 1970 5,036 6,212 I cannot forecast what the figures for the whole of 1973 will be.