HC Deb 14 April 1993 vol 222 cc530-1W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the number of(a) council houses and (b) private houses built in the Greater London area in each of the last three years.

Mr. Baldry

Estimates are shown of the total numbers of housebuilding completions by sector in Greater London for 1990 to 1992. Housing associations are now the main providers of new housing for the social sector.

Year Private enterprise Housing associations Local authorities Total
1990 13,100 2,100 1,900 17,000
1991 10,800 2,500 700 14,000
19921 10,100 3,600 100 13,800
1 Estimates for 1992 are provisional.