HC Deb 30 January 1975 vol 885 c322W
Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available figures for housing starts, houses under construction, and completions in the public and in the private sectors, respectively, in Wales, together with the comparable figures for 1974.

Mr. John Morris

The latest figures available, which relate to the first nine months of 1974, are given in the following table with comparable data for the previous years:

January-September 1973 January-September 1974
Starts:
Public Sector 2,330 5,693
Private Sector 10,048 5,035
Total 12,378 10,728
Completions:
Public Sector 2,558 2,776
Private Sector 8,421 6,475
Total 10,979 9,251
at 30th September 1973 at 30th September 1974
Under construction:
Public Sector 5,507 8,222
Private Sector 15,344 13,909
Total 20,851 22,131