HC Deb 28 April 1920 vol 128 c1214
61. Major PRESCOTT

asked the Minister of Health whether he will give the number of completed houses and those for which the foundations have been laid since the new Housing Act came into force; and if he will give the total cost of administering the Department of the Director-General of Housing for England and Wales since its formation?

Dr. ADDISON

According to Returns received on the 1st April, 1920, 1,346 houses and flats were completed with the exception, in some cases, of painting, while a further 12,138 houses were in various stages of construction. The cost to date of the Department of the Director General of Housing is about £124,000.