HC Deb 26 July 1984 vol 64 cc802-3W
Mr. Park

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses were rehabilitated by housing associations in each local authority district in England in each year from 31 March 1979 to 31 March 1984.

Sir George Young

The numbers of housing association dwellings on which renovation work has been completed in each calendar year are published regularly in the quarterly "Local Housing Statistics", copies of which are available in the Library. From time to time, revised figures are published incorporating late returns. The relevant issues are as follows:

Issue No.
1979 53–55, 57
1980 57,58, 61
1981 65
1982 69
1983 69

Mr. Park

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new houses were started by housing associations in each local authority district in England in each year from 31 March 1979 to 31 March 1984; and how many of these houses were sheltered houses for the elderly and disabled.

Sir George Young

Starts of dwellings for housing associations reported to my Department by English local authorities accounted for 99 per cent. of the "other public sector" starts published in "Local Housing Statistics" for the five-year period 1979 to 1983. Figures for the calendar years are published in the quarterly "Local Housing Statistics", copies of which are available in the Library. From time to time, revised figures are published incorporating late returns. The relevant issues are as follows:

Issue No.
1979 53,59
1980 57, 59–62
1981 65
1982 66
1983 69

Starts of housing association dwellings specially designed for the chronically sick and disabled in the period up to December 1981 and in the year 1982 and of those for the elderly in July 1980 to December 1981 and in 1982, appeared in "Local Housing Statistics" issue No. 66. Figures for 1983 will be published next month in No. 70.