HC Deb 29 October 1976 vol 918 cc396-7W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new houses he estimates will be built by local authorities in Wales within the projection of the Public Expenditure White Paper in 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1978–79.

Mr. Alec Jones

The local authority approvals implied by the Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 6393) are as follows:

1976–77 … … … 6,050
1977–78 … … … 6,000
1978–79 … … … 5,750

Completions will depend on how local authorities regulate their contracts. These figures take no account of the additional PESC provision announced for 1976–77 and 1977–78.

Mr. Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the monthly figures for housing approvals, starts and completions in the public and private sectors in Wales in 1976.

Mr. Alec Jones

For the period January—August 1976, the latest for which

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Total
Tender Approvals 238 228 1,190 840 864 677 565 168 4,770
(Local Authority, New Towns and Housing Associations).
Public Sector
Starts 715 383 625 574 774 1,030 721 359 5,181
Completions 613 578 542 722 598 842 663 628 5,186
Private Sector
Starts 610 448 530 963 724 881 804 864 5,824
Completions 630 548 526 774 605 612 564 688 4,947