§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the number of new housing starts in each region in February 1989, and February 1988, together with the percentage change in starts.
§ Mr. TrippierSince monthly housebuilding figures are very variable it is advisable to consider data over three-month periods. Housebuilding starts for the regions in England in the three months to February 1989 and the corresponding period a year earlier are given in the table.
the Library of the House. Copies have also been sent to every local authority in England, and to the local authority associations.