§ 82. Mr. SAWYERasked the Minister of Health what has been the total expenditure incurred since 1918 by local authorities in acquiring land for housing schemes under the Housing Acts, and what is the total acreage acquired; what proportion of that expenditure and acreage had reference to compulsory acquisition decided at arbitration; and, in respect of such compulsory acquisition, what was the total amount of legal costs falling upon public funds in addition to the actual cost of the land?
§ Mr. GREENWOODSince 1918, local authorities have acquired 73,033 acres of land under the Housing Acts at a total capital cost of approximately £15,200,000. 2100 I regret that the particulars asked for in the latter part of the question are not available.