§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list by region the total number of dwellings started by(a) local authorities, (b) housing associations, (c) new town development corporations and (d) other public authorities in each local authority area in England in each year since 1979; [15067]
(2) if he will list by region the total number of dwellings completed by (a) local authorities, (b) housing associations, (c) new town development corporations and (d) other public authorities, in each local authority area in England in each year since 1979. [15068]
§ Mr. CurryLocal authorities' primary housing tasks are now the efficient management of their own stock of housing and enabling other organisations to provide new housing. Housing associations are now the main providers of new social housing.
The publications "Housebuilding in England by Local Authority Area: 1980 to 1989" and "Local Housing Statistics" show estimates of housebuilding starts and completions. They cover each local authority area and each new town development corporation area in England. They show starts and completions by sector, including activity by local authorities and by housing associations.
"Housebuilding in England by Local Authority Area: 1980 to 1989" shows figures for the period 1980 to 1984. "Local Housing Statistics" shows figures for 1979 and later years: issue number 59 covers 1979; number 103 covers the years 1985 to 1990; number 105 covers 1991: number 106 covers 1992; number 110 covers 1993; and number 114 covers 1994, the latest year for which annual figures are available. Copies of these publications are in the Library.
However, the starts and completions figures do not show all the new and additional social lettings made available by housing associations each year. In particular, lettings provided by renovation are rehabilitation and by shared ownership and incentive scheme programmes do not feature in the housebuilding statistics.