§ 41. Mr. PALINGasked the Minister of Health how many of the agricultural parishes within the meaning of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, have built houses under that Act; how many houses have been built; what are the highest and lowest rents charged for such houses; and how many houses are estimated to be required?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAs the answer necessarily contains a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply.
§ 2,241 houses have been authorised under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, to be erected in 355 agricultural parishes in England and Wales. Up to the 1st June contracts had been let or definite arrangements made for the erection of 1,028, and of these 242 had been completed.
1710§ Information is not available in a complete form as to rents charged for such houses, but as regards rents charged by certain rural district councils for houses, in agricultural parishes, I would refer the hon. Member to the statement which was circulated with the OFFICIAL REPORT on the 11th ultimo, in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Devizes.
§ No reliable estimate as to the number of houses required in agricultural parishes is available.