HC Deb 05 December 1975 vol 901 c750W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the statistics concerning local authority housing which are recorded and maintained centrally by his Department.

Mr. Armstrong

Returns which provide regular statistics on English council housing are:

New building

Dwellings in tenders approved.

Dwellings started, under construction and completed.

Characteristics and costs of housing schemes.

Tender data for price index of house-building.

Phasing of payments on housing schemes.

Construction output.

Direct labour.

Stock

Annual relets.

Vacancies at end of year.

Rents, rent rebates, rent arrears.

Municipalisation and acquisitions from private developers.

Dwellings to be improved or converted.

Sales of council houses.

Expenditure and receipts

Housing Revenue Account.

Other council-owned housing.