§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the number of new homes that will be built in 1999; and if he will make a statement. [9785]
§ Mr. RaynsfordIn recent years, my Department has not made national forecasts of the number of dwellings that will be built in future years. We are currently reviewing estimates of the requirement for housing up to 2016, and this will help to inform any future forecasts of house building levels.