§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of dwellings and the proportion of all dwellings in (i) Great Britain, (ii) England and (iii) each English region in the following categories at the
STOCK OF DWELLINGS Percentages of all Dwellings Number of Dwellings (thousands) Owner Occupied Rented from Local Authority or New Town Rented from Private Owners Other Tenures April 1951 Great Britain … 13,900 29 18 45 8 December 1960 Great Britain … 16,215 42 26 26 6 April 1971 Great Britain … 18,833 50 30 20 England … 16,065 52 28 20 Northern … 1,099 41 39 20 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,742 49 32 19 East Midlands … 1,283 52 28 20 East Anglia … 611 52 26 22 South East … 5,835 52 25 23 South West … 1,456 59 22 19 West Midlands … 1,735 51 34 15 North West … 2,304 55 28 17 December 1973 Great Britain … 19,414 52 31 17 England … 16,572 54 28 18 Northern … 1,126 44 39 17 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,775 52 32 16 East Midlands … 1,333 54 28 18 East Anglia … 646 55 26 19 South East … 6,027 54 25 21 South West … 1,530 61 21 18 West Midlands … 1,779 54 33 13 North West … 2,356 56 29 15 December 1974 Great Britain … 19,625 52 31 17 England … 16,755 54 29 17 Northern … 1,139 44 40 16 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,789 52 32 16 East Midlands … 1,350 55 28 17 East Anglia … 659 55 26 19 South East … 6,100 54 26 20 South West … 1,552 61 22 17 West Midland … 1,796 54 33 13 North West … 2,370 57 29 14