§ Mr. Deakinsasked 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 YoungThe 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.