HC Deb 14 July 1986 vol 101 c321W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what have been the numbers of public and private sector housing starts and completions in Brighton and Leicester, respectively, in each year since 1977.

Sir George Young

The reported figures of house building within Brighton and Leicester are as follows:

Number of dwellings
Starts Completions
Brighton Leicester Brighton Leicester
Public sector
1977 *175 1,678 *71 1,588
1978 145 924 *161 1,649
1979 193 467 123 1,043
1980 64 154 155 904
1981 73 203 172 515
1982 150 792 106 96
1983 184 109 42 364
1984 179 132 323 638
1985 94 117 105 118
Private sector
1977 93 274 154 180
1978 186 252 170 349
1979 141 275 101 204
1980 110 129 203 187
1981 164 244 158 310
1982 238 261 129 221
1983 124 253 240 237
1984 84 253 112 302
1985 260 287 141 201
* Including GLC dwellings.
† Excluding 21 dwellings for Brighton district council built in Hove.