§ 21. Sir JOHN POWERasked the Minister of Health the number of houses built under the Housing Acts during the six months ended 30th September, 1927, and, for comparison, the corresponding figures for the previous half-year; and when he will be in a position to state the number of houses built during the same period by private enterprise without any subsidy?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Sir Kingsley Wood)During the six months ended the 30th September last, 134,500 houses were completed under the Housing Acts, as compared with 78,416 in the preceding six months. The numbers completed by private enterprise without subsidy during the same periods were 27,663 and 32,650 respectively.