§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many private sector houses were built for sale in each of the months from February 1974 to April 1976.
§ Mr. ArmstrongFollowing is the available information:
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS COMPLETED — ENGLAND AND WALES 1974 1975 1976 January — 11,360 12,022 February 11,968 9,857 10,056 March 12,891 9,286 12,093 April 10,390 11,851 10,800* May 9,288 12,322 — June 8,890 12,651 — July 9,702 11,883 — August 9,024 11,478 — September 10,810 12,329 — October 12,488 12,589 — November 11,355 13,074 — December 9,873 11,701 — * Provisional estimate. It is not possible to distinguish between private sector dwellings built for sale and those for other purposes.