House of Lords written question – answered am ar 23 Ionawr 2009.
Lord Greaves
Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government
To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many cases development sites for housing in England have had development halted since the onset of the current economic situation; and how many housing units are so affected.
Baroness Andrews
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Information on the number of housing development sites halted is not held centrally. However, CLG data for the September quarter 2008 (released in November 2008) showed that starts were down 33 per cent on the previous quarter and 48 per cent lower than the September quarter 2007.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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