HC Deb 07 April 1976 vol 909 c169W
58. Mr. Neubert

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment by what amounts the number of dwellings in England and Wales in the last 10 years has exceeded or fallen short of the number of households.

Mr. Armstrong

Estimates of total stock of dwellings compared with estimates of potential households show crude differences which conceal local variations and do not take account of the quality of the stock, including dwellings declared unfit. Figures on the surpluses for the last 10 years are given below:

England and Wales
thousands
1966 180
1967 260
1968 360
1969 430
1970 470
1971 520
1972 520
1973 540
1974 580
1975 650