§ 16. Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he last made a speech outlining his Department's plans for improving housing in rural areas.
§ Mr. RidleyMy ministerial colleagues and I frequently refer in speeches to our policies of increasing the supply of affordable housing in rural areas.
§ 22. Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the housing completion figure for 1979 in the public and private sectors; and what is the latest available figure.
§ Mr. TrippierIn 1979, 91,100 public sector and 118,400 private sector dwellings were completed in England. Provisional figures for 1988 are 24,800 and 159,900 respectively.