HC Deb 08 August 1940 vol 364 cc396-7
29. Mr. Rostron Duckworth

asked the Minister of Health how many houses have been completed since the start of the war; how many of these were subsidised; and whether he can indicate by counties where they are situated?

Mr. M. MacDonald

It is not possible to give my hon. Friend the precise information for which he asks, as the normal monthly returns were discontinued at the beginning of the war and replaced by six-monthly returns. Subject to this the information is available, but as the answer involves columns of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

Name of County (including the Associated County Boroughs). Under the Housing Acts (in respect of the period 1st August, 1939, to 31st March, 1940). Other than under the Housing Acts (in respect of the period 1st October, 1939, to 31st March, 1940). Total of Columns 1, 2 and 3.
In respect of which Government contributions were made. Other houses.
1. 2. 3. 4.
ENGLAND (excluding Monmouth).—cont.
Norfolk … … … … 271 124 571 966
Northampton … … … 247 234 174 655
Northumberland … … … 1,056 20 1,548 2,624
Nottingham … … … 345 75 1,005 1,425
Oxford … … … … 100 29 229 358
Peterborough, Soke of … … — — 89 89
Rutland … … … … 7 51 8 66
Salop … … … … 228 158 299 685
Somerset … … … … 429 83 756 1,268
Southampton … … … 317 62 2,208 2,587
Stafford … … … … 1,823 199 3,329 5,351
Suffolk, East … … … 116 53 339 508
Suffolk, West … … … 97 39 63 199
Surrey … … … … 147 184 4,280 4,611
Sussex, East … … … 116 94 1,322 1,532
Sussex, West … … … 82 96 1,110 1,288
Warwick … … … … 1,074 — 3,330 4,404
Westmorland … … … 33 — 84 117
Wight, Isle of … … … — 35 136 171
Walts … … … … 70 121 405 596
Worcester … … … 279 21 901 1,201
York:—
East Riding … … … 296 13 723 1,032
North Riding … … … 222 — 393 615
West Riding … … … 3,506 33 4,929 8,468
WALES (with Monmouth).
Anglesey … … … … 81 — 48 129
Brecknock … … … 54 — 34 88
Caernarvon … … … 15 9 79 103
Cardigan … … … … 12 18 34 64
Carmarthen … … … 64 — 102 166
Denbigh … … … … 8 34 180 222
Flint … … … … 24 268 250 542
Glamorgan … … … 417 270 1,116 1,803
Merioneth … … … … 1 10 8 19
Monmouth … … … 141 43 335 519
Montgomery … … … 8 — 11 19
Pembroke … … … … 34 — 44 78
Radnor … … … … — — 5 5
21,925 5.916 60,311 88,152
27,841
NOTE.—Under the consolidation effected by the Housing Act, 1935, the Exchequer grants payable under the several Housing Acts in respect of houses provided by local authorities as housing authorities are all credited to an account called the Housing Revenue Account which deals with all houses (with a few exceptions) provided by the authority as a housing authority.