§ 104. Mr. SHORTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, as representing the Ministry of Health, what number of new houses have been completed since 1st January, 1919, up to 15th November, 1922, the 496 number completed since 15th November, 1922, and the number in the course of erection or contemplated erection?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSUnder the State Assisted Housing Schemes 145,771 houses were completed by local authorities and public utility societies up to the 1st November, 1922. Since that date a further 9,263 were completed by 1st February last and 20,966 were either under construction or had not been commenced. In addition, 39,161 houses have been erected by private builders with the aid of the Grant under Section 1 of the Housing (Additional Powers) Act, 1919. Information as to the number of houses erected outside these schemes is not available.
§ 105. Mr. SHORTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, as representing the Ministry of Health, if he can state the number and class of houses erected by utility societies under the various Housing Acts since 1st January, 1919?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS4,545 houses have been authorised in connection with assisted housing schemes of public utility societies, and on the 1st February last 4,115 had been completed. Approximately, half of these houses contain a parlour, living-room and three or four bedrooms, 362 were flats and the remainder non-parlour houses with two, three, or four bedrooms.