HC Deb 14 January 1980 vol 976 cc608-9W
Mr. Kaufman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state how many new local authority dwellings were (a) started and (b) completed in the Greater London Council area by both the Greater London Council and the London boroughs for each of the years between and including 1970 and 1979; and if he will give the total on the housing waiting lists of these authorities for the latest available date.

Mr. Stanley

Figures of starts and completions for the years 1970 and 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 IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA: JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1979
Started Completed
Greater London Council 1,047 2,543
London Boroughs and City 5,991 6,438
7,038 8,981

Details of council house waiting lists are not available centrally.