HC Deb 16 August 1920 vol 133 cc628-30W
Mr. LUNN

asked the Minister of Health whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the local authorities which have adopted schemes for building by direct labour, together with the number of houses contained in the scheme, and the estimated average cost per house?

Dr. ADDISON

supplies the following list, in accordance with his answer of 6th July last:

District. No. of houses Limiting Price. Tendered Price.
A Type-Living Room and three bedrooms. B Type-Parlour, living room and three bedrooms. A Type. B Type.
£ £ £ £
Swansea, C.B 150 761 July, 1919, prices. (Contract broken and L.A. allowed to complete up to maximum price.) — 761 —
Llantriaant and Llantwit Padre, R.D. 200 No limiting price arranged. 925/975 1,037/1,190
Walsall, C.B 200 740 840 No tenders. 1,000
Ledbury, R.D. 200 750 — 865 929
Worcester, B. 100 1,000 aver. — 1,104 & 1,130 —
Birmingham, C.B. 500 — 950 No tenders.
Bristol, C.B 50 800 900 No tenders.
Bath, C.B 12 — 850 No tenders.
Poole, B. 15 800 — 740 (1/12/19). Withdrawn.
Yeovil, B 87 — 950 No tenders.
Gosport and Alverstoke, U.D. 64 940 1,024 792 872
(Including increase in labour and material to current date.) (Including ante-May rates.)
Itchen, U.D. 176 — 740/880 — 879
(Including increase in labour and material to current date.) (including ante-May rates.
East Sussex, C.C. 14 — 786 — —
(Council desired to proceed by direct labour.) — —
Thakeham, R.D. 14 965 1,065 1,184 1,284
Tonbridge, U.D. 226 900 1,000 922 992
Acton, U.D 24 Flats. Average 950 993
Tottenham, U.D. 100 897 1,035 897 1,035
(Not to exceed tendered prices of other contract)
Maidenhead, B 86 867/886 839/945 No tenders.
Newbury, B 32 — 650 875 —
(Estimated cost—No limiting figure fixed.)
Hemel Hempstead, B 46 848/850 969 855 987
Oxendon, R.D. 4 766 — No tenders.
Brackley, B. 12 847 — 847 —
Blofield, R.D 8 650 700 — 720
Ely, R.D 8 — 750 No tenders.
Lowestoft, B 26 1,400 per pair — No tenders.
Norwich, C.B 144 — 850 — 900/950
933/908
Newmarket. U.D. 20 — 875 — 1328
(Exclusive of drainage and fences.) (Including drainage and fences.)
Bochford, R.D. 30 — 800 — 1053