The UK Statistics Authority wrote to John Healey MP about House building targets

17 February 2017 · Sir Andrew Dilnot, UK Statistics Authority

The letter is dated 17 February 2017. The UK Statistics Authority published it as House building targets. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the UK Statistics Authority wrote

“DCLG also publishes quarterly figures on new builds based on building control inspection data.”

“Where there is a target such as this we expect there to be clarity over which official statistics are being used to measure progress and that where public statements are made they are consistent in referring to the relevant measure.”

“The annual net additional The annual new build The annual new build dwellings figures published completion figure completion figure from the in Housing Supply: net published in Housing quarterly House Building; additional dwellings, Supply: net additional New build dwelling England 8 dwellings, England 9 statistics 10”

“The live tables incorporate new build dwelling data from the quarterly statistical release and are the preferred source of data for a time series analysis as they incorporate any revisions to previously published data.”

From Sir Andrew Dilnot, UK Statistics Authority, letter of 17 February 2017. Read the full letter.

Related key figures

• Net additional homes in England

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