§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of houses were constructed in England and Wales in 1979 with timber frames; and how he estimates this proportion to vary in the current year and in 1981.
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§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergComprehensive information about the construction of timber frame dwellings is not available to this Department. However, 3,571 industrialised timber frame dwellings are known to have been completed by local authorities and new towns in England and Wales during 1979, representing around 5 per cent. of total activity by these authorities.