HC Deb 23 March 1977 vol 928 cc556-7W
Mr. Richard Page

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many housing starts took place by year from 1970 to 1976 in the constituency of Workington or Allerdale Council in (a) the public and (b) the private sector; and what are the estimated figures for 1977.

Mr. Armstrong

Available information is as follows:

DWELLINGS STARTED IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE AREA NOW THE DISTRICT OF ALLERDALE: 1970 TO 1976
Public Sector Private Sector
1970 359 219
1971 139 180
1972 257 355
1973 40 582
1974 86 23
1975 552 559
1976 172 290

Estimates for 1977 are not available for individual local authority areas.