House Building (Hansard, 18 January 1988)

§ Mr. French
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now state the annual number of completions, for the most recent 20 year-period for which figures are available, of (i) private sector houses and flats, (ii) council and new town houses and flats and (iii) housing association houses and flats.

§ Mr. Trippier
The total numbers of dwellings completed in England between 1977 and 1987 by local authorities, new towns, housing associations and the private sector are published in table 6.1 (a) of "Housing and Construction Statistics: 1977–1987". Figures for 1969 to 1976 are published in table 56 of "Housing and Construction Statistics: 1969–1979". Figures for 1968 are published in "Housing and Construction Statistics No. 4".
Copies of these publications are available in the Library.

Local authority Number of vacant local authority dwellings at 1 April 1987 1986–87 Total housing expenditure £ million Number of vacant local authority dwellings at 1 April 1988 1987–88 Total housing expenditure £ million

Birmingham 2,718 143 2,339 152

Bradford 1,490 28 1,262 33

Hackney 3,113 99 2,692 105

Islington 1,850 89 1,403 95

Kingston upon Hull 1,389 35 ¹— ¹—

Kirklees ¹— ¹— 1,402 33

Lambeth ¹— ¹— 1,156 115

Leeds 1,644 64 1,486 67

Leicester ¹— ¹— 1,220 44

Lewisham 1,331 68 ¹— ¹—

Liverpool 6,955 96 5,416 92

Manchester 4,847 71 5,166 104

Newcastle upon Tyne 1,565 41 1,651 49

Newham 2,777 57 1,961 54

North Tyneside 1,537 25 ¹— ¹—

Nottingham 1,625 49 ¹— ¹—

Oldham ¹— ¹— 1,129 29

Salford 2,221 35 1,993 37

206W
¹ 10 and over.
² Under 10 houses.

§ Mr. French
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state, for each year since 1980, the number of schemes for housing development for which local authorities have refused planning permission and the number of homes that would have been built if planning permission had been granted.

§ Mr. Chope
The table gives information about decisions on planning applications for residential development. This does not indicate the number of dwellings permitted or refused because information about this is not collected centrally.

Local authority	Number of vacant local authority dwellings at 1 April 1987	1986–87 Total housing expenditure £ million	Number of vacant local authority dwellings at 1 April 1988	1987–88 Total housing expenditure £ million
Birmingham	2,718	143	2,339	152
Bradford	1,490	28	1,262	33
Hackney	3,113	99	2,692	105
Islington	1,850	89	1,403	95
Kingston upon Hull	1,389	35	¹—	¹—
Kirklees	¹—	¹—	1,402	33
Lambeth	¹—	¹—	1,156	115
Leeds	1,644	64	1,486	67
Leicester	¹—	¹—	1,220	44
Lewisham	1,331	68	¹—	¹—
Liverpool	6,955	96	5,416	92
Manchester	4,847	71	5,166	104
Newcastle upon Tyne	1,565	41	1,651	49
Newham	2,777	57	1,961	54
North Tyneside	1,537	25	¹—	¹—
Nottingham	1,625	49	¹—	¹—
Oldham	¹—	¹—	1,129	29
Salford	2,221	35	1,993	37