HC Deb 17 March 1982 vol 20 cc134-5W
24. Mr Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses were started in each of the quarters of 1981; and how this compares with the previous year.

Mr. Stanley

About 6,000 dwellings were started for English local authorities in the third quarter of 1981 and about 5,000 in the fourth. Figures for previous quarters were published in "Housing and Construction Statistics Part 1, No. 7", a copy of which is in the Library.

26. Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities made no housing starts in 1981.

Sir George Young

Forty-nine English local authorities have reported that no dwellings were started for them last year. Five others have not yet made returns for 1981 on this aspect.

71. Mr. Winnick

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council dwellings have been started so far in 1982.

Sir George Young

About 1,800 dwellings were started for English local authorities in January 1982.

Mr. Kaufman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, so far as is possible, he will update the figures in the table attached to his reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick on 19 February on council house starts in 1981.

Mr. Heseltine

I am placing in the Library a table showing the latest available local authority housing starts figures for 1981.