§ 38. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the approximate number of houses erected, or in process of erection, in the County of Essex by local authorities outside their boundaries both in respect of the London County Council and otherwise.
§ Mr. SandysApproximately 50,000.
§ Mr. SorensenIs the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that there has been a proper allocation of land for the respective authorities? Has he any figures to indicate the proportion of land in Essex acquired for use by the London County Council and other authorities?
§ Mr. SandysI have no figures handy in terms of acreage, but of the total of 50,000 houses, about 48,000 were for accommodation provided by the London County 1608 Council and the remainder were divided between West Ham, East Ham and Chingford.