HC Deb 29 March 1985 vol 76 cc371-2W
Mr. White

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses were started in Scotland in the last six months for which figures are available; and how many were started in the similar period for each of the last five years.

Mr. Ancram

The information requested is shown in the following table and refers to the period 1 July to 31 December each year.

Period July to December Number of dwellings started
1979 11,629
1980 6,805
1981 6,832
1982 8,810
1983 9,232
*1984 8,450
* Estimate.

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