§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority dwellings, excluding those purpose-built for the elderly and disabled, were(a) started and (b) completed in the latest 12-month period for which figures were available and how many were (i) started and (ii) completed in the comparable 12-month period for 1979–80, for (1) England and Wales and (2) the City of Manchester.
§ Sir George YoungThe available figures for local authorities are as shown:
Housing associations now have the main responsibility for new building in the social sector and the figures equivalent to those for local authorities are as follows: