§ 31. Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses have been completed in the public and private sectors in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how this compares with the average figure for the years 1971 to 1973.
§ Mr. FreesonBetween 1971 and 1974 new houses completed dropped from over 350,000 to fewer than 270,000. In the following three years the number increased to over 300,000; and in 1978 dropped to just under 280,000.