SMALL DWELLINGS ACQUISITION

HC Deb 30 March 1925 vol 182 cc955-6W

Sir F. WISE

asked the Minister of Health if the total amount advanced during 1924 under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

Information is not available showing the total amounts actually advanced by local authorities

The following are time particulars available:

under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, but during the year ended December, 1924, loans were sanctioned by me and by the London County Council under the Acts amounting to £4,714,107. In addition to the loans sanctioned by the London County Council that authority also made direct advances amounting to £163,250 under the Acts. Loans for the purpose of house purchase and erection were also sanctioned during the year under Section 5 of the Housing, etc. Act, 1923, totalling £2,804,829. In addition £319,523 was advanced by the -Birmingham Corporation from their Municipal Bank and under Section 7 of their Corporation Act of 1919.