§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many new homes were built(a) on brownfield, (b) greenfield sites and (c) in total in the United Kingdom in 1998. [91319]
§ Mr. RaynsfordIt is provisionally estimated from data provided by local authorities and the National House-Building Council that 179,000 dwellings were completed in the UK during 1998. Information on the numbers of houses built on "brownfield" and "greenfield" sites is not available from this source.
479WInformation on the proportion of new homes built on previously developed land in England is available from the Department's Land Use Change Statistics. The latest figures show that, in 1996, 56 per cent. of new dwellings were built on previously developed land (including new dwellings provided from the conversion of existing buildings, which account for 3 percentage points), and 44 per cent. were built on land that was not previously developed.
Figures for Scotland and Wales are matters for the respective Assemblies.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many new houses were built on(a) greenfield sites and (b) brownfield sites in Lancashire in 1998. [91399]
§ Mr. RaynsfordInformation on numbers of houses built on "brownfield" and "greenfield" sites is not available. Information on the proportion of new homes built on previously developed land is available for Government Office Regions, but not for counties. Latest figures from the Department's Land Use Change Statistics show that, in 1994, 57 per cent. of new dwellings were built on previously developed land in the North West, and 43 per cent. were built on land that was not previously developed. These figures exclude new dwellings provided from conversion of existing buildings, for which reliable information is not available below national level.