Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 June 2003. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Thursday, 26 June 2003 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new houses have been built in (a) Adur district, (b) Worthing Borough and (c) West Sussex in each of the last six years; how many more need to be built in order to meet the Government's housebuilding targets; and by what date the houses need to be built. - Including table.(Question printed in Daily Part under Ministers previous department following ministerial reshuffle)

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new houses have been built in (a) Adur district, (b) Worthing borough and (c) West Sussex in each of the last six years; how many more need to be built in order to meet the Government's housebuilding targets; and by what date the houses need to be built. [114822] Mr. McNulty: The numbers of new dwellings completed in Adur district, Worthing borough and West Sussex are shown in the following table. Annual rates of housing provision are kept under regular review and are established through regional planning guidance and the spatial strategy it sets out. Number of new dwellings completed _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Adur District 62 96 144 49 54 26 Worthing 58 242 81 206 80 162 West Sussex 2,812 2,533 2,015 1,757 1,462 2,094 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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