HC Deb 31 January 1979 vol 961 cc492-3W
Mr. Scott-Hopkins

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 the county of Derbyshire for each of the years since 1970.

Mr. Armstrong

Following is the information for the first nine months of 1978:

DWELLINGS STARTED AND COMPLETED IN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS: JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1978
Started Completed
Public sector 1,553 1,659
Private sector 2,037 2,016

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