§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses and flats were started in each month since May 1979; what is his Department's estimate for the levels of building for each month for the rest of the current year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergStarts each month between May 1979 and May this year were as follows:
1979 May … … … … 16,683 June … … … … 21,985 July … … … … 19,659 August … … … … 15,497 September … … … 17,472 October … … … … 18,117 November … … … 17,009 December … … … 12,434 1980 January … … … … 10,990 February … … … 8,992 March … … … … 9,923 April … … … … 12,773 May … … … … 14,279 On the second part of the question I refer my hon. Friend to the answer which my hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr. Straw) on 4 June 1980.—[Vol. 985. c. 748.]