§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many building starts were recorded in the central part of southern England in the 12 months up to 31st March 1975; and how many building starts were recorded in the same area for each of the preceding five years.
§ Mr. KaufmanStarts were reported of 16,931 dwellings, 9,974 in the public sector and 6,957 in the private sector, in the southern counties sub-division of the South-East Region during the 11 months up to 28th February 1975. The figures for March are not yet available. This sub-division comprises Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxford-shire and the Isle of Wight. Corresponding figures for the same area for the earlier periods are:
Venient date, upon the Central Lancashire new town;
(2) how much capital expenditure, in the form of work physically done upon the ground, has been incurred, to the nearest convenient date, upon the Central Lancashire new town.
§ Mr. John SilkinGross capital expenditure to 31st March 1975 amounted to 533W some £26.5 million, of which £7 million was expenditure on works.