HC Deb 25 June 1996 vol 280 c79W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out a regional breakdown of housing starts in(a) the first quarter of 1995 and (b) the first quarter of 1996. [34440]

Mr. Curry

The table shows the Department's estimates for total housebuilding starts by Government office regions within England:

New dwellings started
1995 1996
Government office regions March quarter March quarter
North East 1,605 1,727
North West and Merseyside 5,739 4,331
Yorkshire and Humberside 3,592 3,374
East Midlands 3,326 3,413
West Midlands 3,748 3,186
Eastern 5,095 4,393
London 3,113 2,403
South East 5,774 5,458
South West 4,148 3,544
England 36,140 31,829