HC Deb 09 February 1981 vol 998 cc282-3W
Mr. Kaufman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment pursuant to his answers on 4 February, Official Report, columns 291–96, how many public sector houses were started in Northampton, Central Lancashire, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Telford and Warrington new towns in each month from January 1975 to December 1980, inclusive.

Mr. Heseltine

The number of dwellings started by Northampton, Central Lancashire, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Telford and Warrington New Town development corporations for the period 1975 to June 1980 is published quarterly, cumulatively through the year, in table 5 of Local Housing Statistics Issue Nos. 34–55, copies of which are available in the library. Corresponding figures for he first nine months of 1980 are due to be published in Issue 56 on 11 February and are as follows:

New Town dwellings started: January to September 1980:
Northampton 548
Central Lancashire 595
Milton Keynes 711
Peterborough 523
Telford 327
Warrington 556