House Building (Hansard, 22 March 1977)

§ Mr. Brotherton
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will publish a table in the Official Report giving the percentage of new homes built by local authorities and new town corporations in the latest year for which figures are available in the United Kingdom, the member countries of the European Community, the USSR, Poland, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Rumania and Bulgaria, respectively.

§ Mr. Armstrong
Following is the available information:

HOUSEBUILDING: DWELLINGS COMPLETED IN THE PUBLIC^* AND PRIVATE SECTORS MEMBER COUNTRIES OF EEC AND OTHER SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; BROADLY COMPARABLE DATA FOR THE LATEST AVAILABLE YEAR

Percentage

Public sector Private sector

EEC:

United Kingdom 52.3 47.7

Belgium 2.2 97.8

Denmark 25.9 74.1

France 60.5 39.5

Germany (Federal Republic) 18.4 81.6

Ireland 33.1 66.9

Netherlands 38.0 62.0

Other European Countries:

Bulgaria 56.2 43.8

Czechoslovakia 73.8 26.2

Germany (Democratic Republic) 84.8 15.2

Hungary 38.2 61.8

Poland 78.1 21.9

Rumania 45.5 54.5

USSR 90.3 9.7

Yugoslavia 38.0 62.0

^* Public sector includes local authorities, new towns, State, municipalities housing associations and corporations, co-operatives and other semipublic bodies.

§ Mr. Brotherton
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will publish a table in the Official Report giving the percentage of new homes built 515W by local authorities and new town corporations in each year since 1945.

§ Mr. Armstrong
The information is as follows:

HOUSE BUILDING: DWELLINGS COMPLETED AND PERCENTAGE BUILT BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEW TOWNS

ENGLAND AND WALES: 1945–1976

Number and percentage

Public and private sectors Local authorities and new towns Percentage built by local authorities and new towns

1945^* 1,445 508 35.2

1946 51,090 21,202 41.5

1947 127,541 86,567 67.9

1948 206,405 170,821 82.8

1949 171,780 141,766 82.5

1950 172,360 139,356 80.9

1951 171,903 141,587 82.4

1952 208,975 165,637 79.3

1953 279,231 202,891 72.7

1954 308,952 199,642 64.6

1955 283,326 162,525 57.4

1956 268,724 139,977 52.1

1957 268,653 137,584 51.2

1958 241,525 113,146 46.8

1959 249,381 99,456 39.9

1960 269,226 103,235 38.3

1961 268,832 92,880 34.5

1962 278,667 105,302 37.8

1963 270,655 97,015 35.8

1964 336,505 119,468 35.5

1965 347,181 133,024 38.3

1966 349,480 142,430 40.8

1967 362,898 159,347 43.9

1968 371,726 148,049 39.8

1969 324,165 139,850 43.1

1970 307,266 134,874 43.9

1971 309,776 117,215 37.8

1972 287,294 93,635 32.6

1973 264,047 79,289 30.0

1974 241,173 99,423 41.2

1975 278,694 122,857 44.1

1976 278,660 124,152 44.6

^* From 1st April.

HOUSEBUILDING: DWELLINGS COMPLETED IN THE PUBLIC^* AND PRIVATE SECTORS MEMBER COUNTRIES OF EEC AND OTHER SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; BROADLY COMPARABLE DATA FOR THE LATEST AVAILABLE YEAR
Percentage
	Public sector	Private sector
EEC:
United Kingdom	52.3	47.7
Belgium	2.2	97.8
Denmark	25.9	74.1
France	60.5	39.5
Germany (Federal Republic)	18.4	81.6
Ireland	33.1	66.9
Netherlands	38.0	62.0
Other European Countries:
Bulgaria	56.2	43.8
Czechoslovakia	73.8	26.2
Germany (Democratic Republic)	84.8	15.2
Hungary	38.2	61.8
Poland	78.1	21.9
Rumania	45.5	54.5
USSR	90.3	9.7
Yugoslavia	38.0	62.0
^* Public sector includes local authorities, new towns, State, municipalities housing associations and corporations, co-operatives and other semipublic bodies.

HOUSE BUILDING: DWELLINGS COMPLETED AND PERCENTAGE BUILT BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEW TOWNS
ENGLAND AND WALES: 1945–1976
Number and percentage
	Public and private sectors	Local authorities and new towns	Percentage built by local authorities and new towns
1945^*	1,445	508	35.2
1946	51,090	21,202	41.5
1947	127,541	86,567	67.9
1948	206,405	170,821	82.8
1949	171,780	141,766	82.5
1950	172,360	139,356	80.9
1951	171,903	141,587	82.4
1952	208,975	165,637	79.3
1953	279,231	202,891	72.7
1954	308,952	199,642	64.6
1955	283,326	162,525	57.4
1956	268,724	139,977	52.1
1957	268,653	137,584	51.2
1958	241,525	113,146	46.8
1959	249,381	99,456	39.9
1960	269,226	103,235	38.3
1961	268,832	92,880	34.5
1962	278,667	105,302	37.8
1963	270,655	97,015	35.8
1964	336,505	119,468	35.5
1965	347,181	133,024	38.3
1966	349,480	142,430	40.8
1967	362,898	159,347	43.9
1968	371,726	148,049	39.8
1969	324,165	139,850	43.1
1970	307,266	134,874	43.9
1971	309,776	117,215	37.8
1972	287,294	93,635	32.6
1973	264,047	79,289	30.0
1974	241,173	99,423	41.2
1975	278,694	122,857	44.1
1976	278,660	124,152	44.6
^* From 1st April.