HC Deb 19 June 1996 vol 279 cc500-1W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures for(a) housing associations, (b) private and (c) council house building; and what were the figures for 1979. [32893]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

Completions by sector are given in the table. The numbers shown for housing association completions are based on local authority returns which may underestimate the level of activity.

Housing association Private sector Local authority
1979 1,016 6,980 3,010
1995 2,258 6,518 176

Source:

Local authority and National House-Building Council returns.