25. Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSONasked the Minister of Health how many houses are in course of construction under assisted housing schemes, in accordance with the terms of the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924, respectively, by private enterprise and local authorities?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINOn 1st July the numbers of houses in course of construction under the Housing Act of 1923 were 11,214 by local authorities and 31,593 by private enterprise. The corresponding figures under the Act of 1924 were 19,196 and 227 respectively.
26. Mr. THOMSONalso asked the Minister of Health how many houses have actually been completed under assisted housing schemes, in accordance with the terms of the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924, by private enterprise and by local authorities, respectively?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINOn 1st July, the numbers of houses completed under the Housing Act of 1923 were 23,943 by local authorities and 65,484 by private enterprise. The corresponding figures under the Act of 1924 were 6,246 and 36, respectively.