83. Mr. SIMONasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that no information is available as to the number of occupied houses in the country since the date of the last Census; and whether he will in future cause annual statistics to be published as regards this vital matter?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI am aware of the fact stated, but I may draw the hon. Member's attention to the annual statistics of new buildings assessed to Income Tax (Schedule "A") for the first time, which appear in the Annual Reports of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, and, in a summarised form, in the Board of Trade's Statistical Abstract for the United Kingdom. I do not think that the value of the annual publication of the particulars to which he refers would be sufficient to justify the labour and expense involved.