§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority dwellings were (a) started and (b) completed in, respectively, the cities of Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Sheffield for each of the years from 1970 to 1979 inclusive.
§ Mr. StanleyFigures of starts and completions for the years 1970 to 1978 appear in the relevant issues ofLocal Housing Statistics, England and Wales, copies of which are available in the Library. Figures for the first nine months of 1979 are as follows:
LOCAL AUTHORITY DWELLINGS STARTED AND COMPLETED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1979 Started Completed Birmingham … … 325 1,464* Leeds … … 615 755 Liverpool … … 640a 287 Manchester … … 635 601 Bristol … … 393 291 Sheffield … … 634 691 * Including 53 dwellings situated in the Bromsgrove area. a Including 390 late-reported dwelling starts for the period August-December 1978 which are therefore not included in the published figures.