Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the statistical basis for the Statement by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin on 20 June (Official Report, col. 220) that ““housing supply has increased by over one-third””.
Answer
Between 2001 and 2006 the annual rate of new housing supply has grown from around 130,000 to over 180,000, an increase of around 40 per cent. Data sources: Local Authority Annual Monitoring Report returns to Regional Assemblies and Local Authority returns to Communities and Local Government.