§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was housing density, as measured by homes per hectare, in(a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998, (d) 1999 and (e) from January.
§ Ms Beverley HughesNew dwellings in England were built at an average density of 25 per hectare between 1994 and 1998. Figures for individual years have not yet been published. My Department is conducting research looking at this and other aspects of the publication of these statistics. This research should be completed next year.