§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state for the most recent 20 year period for which figures are available the annual rate of household formation.
§ Mr. TrippierI have been asked to reply.
228WWe estimate that the number of households in England and Wales in 1968 was 16.2 million, and 19.5 million in 1988. This represents an approximate average net growth of about 0.9 per cent. per year.