§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will state the number of public sector housing starts in 1978 and so far in 1990;
(2) if he will state the number of housing association starts in 1978 and so far in 1990.
§ Mr. KeyThe latest estimates for starts by housing associations and local authorities, new towns and Government Departments, for 1980 to August 1990, appear in tables 1 and 2 of the housebuilding press release (No. 548) issued by the Department on 5 October. Corresponding figures for 1978 and 1979 appear in table 6.1 of "Housing and Construction Statistics 1978–1988: Great Britain". Copies of both are in the Library.