§ 53. Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Health the number of aged workers' cottages built by local authorities in the administrative county of Durham and by borough councils since 1st January, 1935?
§ Sir K. WOODIn the period 1st January, 1935, to 31st May, 1936, the local authorities mentioned commenced the building of 456 non-parlour houses with one bedroom. Information is not available in regard to the number of such houses completed in that period.
§ 54 and 55. Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Health (1) the number of houses built by the borough councils in the county of Durham to replace slum property and relieve overcrowding since 1st January, 1935;
(2) the number of houses built by local authorities in the administrative county of Durham to replace slum property and relieve overcrowding since 1st January, 1935?
§ Sir K. WOODThe number of houses built by the county borough councils of Darlington, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland and West Hartlepool for the purposes mentioned between 1st January, 1935, and 31st May, 1936, was 1,614, and the number of houses built by the local authorities in the administrative county of Durham in the same period was 2,920.