§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of starts by housing authorities in Wales for each quarter of 1979 and 1980 in the following categories: (a) all new house building, (b) purpose-built housing for the elderly and (c) wheelchair housing.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe numbers of starts of dwellings specially designed for wheelchair users and the total numbers of starts by local authorities and new towns are given below. The numbers of starts of purpose-built houses for the elderly are not available.
Specially designed for wheelchair users Total 1979 Quarter 1 3 730 Quarter 2 2 976 Quarter 3 3 741 Quarter 4 5 732 Year 13 3,179 1980 Quarter 1 2 869 Quarter 2 3 566 Quarter 3 2 562 Quarter 4 4 442 Year 11 2,439