§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new houses will be completed or started during 1984 and 1985.
§ Sir George YoungMy Department has made no such estimates.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1976 the proportion of the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom and of each of the other member states of the European Community spent on housing.
§ Sir George YoungThe information is given in the attached table. However, international differences in building costs, population growth, and internal migration affect comparisons of this kind.
§ Sir Geoge YoungI shall answer this question shortly.