§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to what was the annual rate of increase for house prices in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) Calderdale in 1988.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 10 April 1989]: Between the last quarters of 1987 and 1988 the price of houses bought with building society mortgages rose at an annual rate of 34 per cent. for the United Kingdom as a whole. Information is not available for Calderdale but the regional index for Yorkshire and Humberside rose by 39 per cent. over the same period.