Housing Starts And Completions

26.

Mr. Ovenden
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest figures for housing starts and completions in the private and public sectors; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Freeson
The figures for February were published on 5th April. In Great Britain in the public sector there were 7,100 starts and 11,400 completions: private sector starts were 7,600 with 10,070 completions. These are lower figures than for comparable periods last year but I expect some improvement in both sectors.