§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out the total number of new homes started by(a) local authorities and new towns and (b) housing associations in Wales in each year since 1974 and his estimate of the likely number of starts in 1995 and 1996. [37491]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is given in the following table. Estimates for 1995 and for 1996 are not available.
New dwellings started, by tenure Number Local authorities and new towns Housing associations 1974 8,462 224 1975 8,999 279 1976 7,012 331 1977 3,894 1,285 1978 4,002 1,184 1979 3,179 657 1980 2,439 384 1981 1,171 460 1982 2,121 695 1983 2,008 640 1984 908 326 1985 891 579 1986 742 507 1987 909 1,014 1988 716 1,583 1989 501 1,612 1990 338 2,228 1991 174 2,496 1992 261 2,658 1993 75 3,212 1994 180 2,929