§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the number of housing units on which building started.
§ Mr. ArmstrongFollowing is the information:
DWELLINGS STARTED IN GREAT BRITAIN: 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 1977 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS Thousands Public sector Private sector Total April 1945 to December 1946 … 187 75 262 1947 … 160 32 192 1948 … 146 18 163 1949 … 171 31 202 1950 … 184 20 204 1951 … 192 27 219 1952 … 242 52 294 1953 … 265 83 348 1954 … 223 107 330 1955 … 185 128 313 1956 … 158 120 279 1957 … 150 126 276 1958 … 122 137 259 1959 … 148 169 318 1960 … 126 183 309 1961 … 123 189 312 1962 … 138 186 324 1963 … 169 199 368 1964 … 179 247 426 1965 … 181 211 393 1966 … 186 193 379 1967 … 214 234 448 1968 … 194 200 394 1969 … 177 167 343 1970 … 154 165 319 1971 … 137 207 344 1972 … 123 228 351 1973 … 113 216 329 1974 … 147 106 253 1975 … 174 149 323 1976 … 171 155 326 1977* … 102 103 204 * To 30th September.