HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 cc783-4W
Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the total gross investment in housing for each of the OECD countries for(a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90 and (c) 1999–2000 expressed as (i) a percentage of GDP and (ii) in pounds per million households. [140999]

Miss Melanie Johnson

I have been asked to reply. The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. lain Coleman, dated 30 November 2000

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the total gross investment in housing for each of the OECD countries for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90 and (c) 1999–2000 expressed as (i) a percentage of GDP and (ii) in pounds per million households (140999). I am replying in his absence.

Data, on an annual calendar basis, are available from the OECD Economic Outlook Database for investment in housing.