Council Housing: Construction – PWA

Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the council houses authorised by the previous administration for construction in 2010-11 (a) have been started, (b) have been completed and (c) are being planned. [5394]
Andrew Stunell: Work started on 2,068 units under the Local Authority New Build programme in 2009-10; none was completed in 2009-10. Figures for 2010-11 are not yet available, but Grant Agreements are in place to deliver just over 1,000 more.