§ 74. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Minister of Health the area and cast of the first group of non-parlour houses sanctioned in 1926 and of the last group sanctioned for erection by the local authority of Oldbury?
§ Sir K. WOODThe first group sanctioned in 1926 comprised 52 houses with an average area of 805 superficial feet and a building cost of £417 per house. The last sanction given covered three groups of 46, 14, and 44 houses. The average areas were respectively 838, 803, and 835 superficial feet, and the building costs £420 10s., £405 11s., and £417 14s., per house.
§ Mr. WELLOCKCan the right hon. Gentleman explain these figures in relation to the statement of the Minister of Health, about the price of houses falling £80 in the last two years?
§ Sir K. WOODMy right hon. Friend was taking the average for the whole country, but even in this case there is a very satisfactory reduction.