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href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1966/feb/25/starts-1964?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#column_157w" rel="bookmark">157W</a> <div class="hentry member_contribution" id="S5CV0725P0-07336"><a name="S5CV0725P0_19660225_CWA_29"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-hamling" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1966/feb/25/starts-1964?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S5CV0725P0_19660225_CWA_29" title="Link to this speech by Mr William Hamling" rel="bookmark">§</a> <cite class="member author entry-title"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-hamling?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mr William Hamling">Mr. Hamling</a></cite> <p class="first-para" id="S5CV0725P0-07336">asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will publish figures giving the number of houses started in 1964, and an estimate of how much capital was involved in houses still unfinished at the end of 1964.</p><a class="permalink column-permalink" id="column_158w" title="Col. 158W — HC Deb 25 February 1966 vol 725 c158W" name="column_158w" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1966/feb/25/starts-1964?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#column_158w" rel="bookmark">158W</a> </blockquote> </div> <div class="hentry member_contribution" id="S5CV0725P0-07337"><a name="S5CV0725P0_19660225_CWA_30"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-mellish" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1966/feb/25/starts-1964?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S5CV0725P0_19660225_CWA_30" title="Link to this speech by 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