HC Deb 22 March 1990 vol 169 c711W
Mr. Gregory

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new housing starts there were in the Yorkshire and Humberside region for 1979, 1983, 1987 and the most recent year; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Chope

There were 15,800 starts in Yorkshire and Humberside region in 1989. Figures for the earlier years appear in table 6.4(a) of "Housing and Construction Statistics, 1978–1988", which is in the Library.