§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has yet received from the National Water Council the detailed information he asked for at the meeting on 28th October last about the direct billing of plans of water authorities; and whether he will be giving the local authority associations an opportunity to comment on this information before issuing further advice to water authorities.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 16th March—[Vol. 928, c.198–9]—to the hon. Member for Wycombe (Sir J. Hall). After considering detailed information
DWELLINGS STARTED AND COMPLETED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS NORTHERN REGION: 1971 TO 1976 Number 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Started— Publicsector … 8,640 8,800 6,620 9,150 11,080 10,420 Private sector … 10,510 11,070 12,850 5,400 7,300 8,050 Completed— Public sector … 11,200 8,120 6,650 9,100 9,600 11,480 Private sector … 9,050 10,110 10,950 6,860 7,910 8,080