§ 29. Colonel Sir Leonard Ropnerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many houses were completed in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1951; and how this figure compares with the figures for 1949 and 1950.
§ Mr. MarplesTen thousand, six hundred and seventy-six houses were completed in 1951. The figures for 1949 and 1950 were 11,733 and 11,056, respectively.
§ Sir L. RopnerIs the Minister in a position to make any forecast for this year?
§ Mr. MarplesIt is always dangerous to forecast, but we are not without hope of a substantial increase.