Transport, Local Government and the Regions written question – answered at on 26 February 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many houses were built in each region by housing associations in each of the last five years.
The number of dwellings built by registered social landlords for the last five financial years are given in the table, together with the first nine months data of the latest year. The figures do not include those dwellings bought by registered social landlords, or dwellings provided by converting existing dwellings or other buildings such as offices.
Region | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
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North East | 1,036 | 900 | 667 | 803 | 636 | 439 |
North West | 3,590 | 2,661 | 2,284 | 2,884 | 3,226 | 2,221 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 2,709 | 1,540 | 1,586 | 1,195 | 917 | 670 |
East Midlands | 1,149 | 1,361 | 1,295 | 1,172 | 898 | 411 |
West Midlands | 2,179 | 1,855 | 2,152 | 2,184 | 1,713 | 859 |
East | 2,903 | 2,436 | 2,480 | 1,718 | 1,678 | 1,192 |
London | 4,858 | 4,329 | 3,198 | 2,934 | 3,710 | 2,434 |
South East | 3,634 | 4,069 | 3,643 | 2,884 | 2,716 | 2,035 |
South West | 2,477 | 2,246 | 1,615 | 1,589 | 1,788 | 1,111 |
England | 24,535 | 21,397 | 18,920 | 17,363 | 17,282 | 11,372 |
(19) April-December only. Figures for this period are provisional and subject to change.
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