HC Deb 10 March 1975 vol 888 c32W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will undertake a survey of the proportion of manpower, money and materials devoted to housing in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and other industrial countries.

Mr. Freeson

Following are figures available from various countries of gross fixed capital formation in dwellings, expressed as a proportion of gross national product; but the United Kingdom figure includes less of the capital expenditure on improvement and extension than those for other countries:

1972 1973
United Kingdom 3.4 3.7
Belgium 4.7 —*
France 6.7 6.7
Germany, Federal Republic 6.5 —*
Ireland 5.0 —*
Italy 5.8 6.2
Netherlands 6.3 6.3
Norway 5.3 —*
Sweden 4.8 —*
U.S.A. 4.6 —*
*Not available.