§ Mr. GregoryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new housing starts there were in the York parliamentary division for 1979, 1983, 1987 and the most recent year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeA total of 209 dwellings were reported as started in the York district council area in 1989. Figures for 1987 and 1983 appear in tables 1.8 and 1.4, respectively, of "Housebuilding in England by Local Authority Areas: 1980 to 1988"; those for 1979 appear in "Local Housing Statistics No. 59" table 4(b). Copies of both publications are in the Library.