HC Deb 19 February 1979 vol 963 c87W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of housing starts and housing completions by (a) the private sector and (b) the public sector in Essex for each of the years since 1970.

Mr. Armstrong

Following are the provisional results for the year 1978:

DWELLINGS STARTED AND COMPLETED IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS: 1978
Started Completed
Public sector 2,950 3,800
Private sector 5,800 5,300

Corresponding figures for the years 1970 to 1977 appear in "Local Housing Statistics England and Wales", copies of which are available in the Library.