HC Deb 06 March 1978 vol 945 c499W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the last year in which house completions in Scotland were as low as they were in 1977.

Mr. Millan

In 1962. I attach a table showing total completions in every year since that date.

HOUSE COMPLETION SINCE 1962
1962 … … … 26,761
1963 … … … 28,217
1964 … … … 37,171
1965 … … … 35,116
1966 … … … 36,029
1967 … … … 41,458
1968 … … … 41,988
1969 … … … 42,629
1970 … … … 43,126
1971 … … … 40,783
1972 … … … 31,992
1973 … … … 30,033
1974 … … … 28,336
1975 … … … 34,332
1976 … … … 36,513
1977 … … … 26,772(P)

Source: Quarterly Housing Returns.

(P)—Provisional.