§ 61 Mr. ANEURIN WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Health (1) how many houses have been built or commenced under the Government housing scheme;
(2) for how many houses tenders had been approved on the 1st November last, and how many additional tenders have been approved each month since that date?
§ Dr. ADDISONI have not the detailed information as to the progress made during February on the 26,186 houses of which the tenders had been approved by the end of January. I have only information, up to the present, as to stages of the work on 9,354 houses, with a record of the completion of 777 houses and flats. The number of house tenders approved by my Department up to the 1st November, 1919, was 8,646. The number of tenders approved during November last was 3,022, during December 7,507, during January 7,011, and during February 33,518, making the total number of tenders approved at the end of February 59,704.
§ Mr. WILLIAMSDoes the right hon. Gentleman mean to say that the 26,000 he spoke of as having been tendered for by the end of January were all commenced in February?
§ Dr. ADDISONI have not got the details as to every individual case. I am augmenting the staff very greatly, but it means a very large staff to keep in contact with every individual house. I will do my best.