Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Health the total number of houses now in the course of erection with State-assistance and the total number sanc- 609W tioned, giving separate totals for those by local authorities and those by private enterprise?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINOn the 1st instant the numbers of houses in course of erection in schemes under the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924 were
By local authorities … … 40,526 By private enterprise … … 33,031 The total numbers of houses in schemes sanctioned under these Acts including those completed or in course of erection are
By local authorities … … 140,781 By private enterprise … … 187,833