§ Mr. EVERARDasked the Minister of Health the number of houses built in the area of each rural and urban authority in the administrative County of Leicester since 1918; how many in each case were built by the local authority; and how many by private enterprise, with and without subsidy?
§ Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN:The following table gives the information desired by the hon. Member:
1043W
NUMBER of HOUSES built in the COUNTY Of LEICESTER since 1918 up to the 1st April, 1926. Local Authorities. Number of houses completed. By Local Authorities. By Private Enterprise. With Subsidy. Without Subsidy.* Leicester C.B. … … 1,510 425 1,022 Ashby de la Zouch U.D. … … 60 9 23 Ashby Woulds U.D. … … 90 18 9 Coalville U.D. … … 114 115 50 Hinckley U.D. … … 106 228 61 Loughborough U.D. … … 165 143 65 Market Harborough U.D. … … 92 78 63 Melton Mowbray U.D. … … 58 67 25 Oadby U.D. … … 28 47 20 Quorndon U D. … … 6 33 21 Shepshed U.D. … … 60 11 12 Thurmaston U.D. … … 12 160 74 Wigston Magna U.D. … … 194 72 54 Ashby de la Zouch R.D. … … — 51 32 Barrow on Soar R.D. … … 84 314 161 Belvoir R.D. … … 16 2 — Billesdon R.D. … … 2 110 470 Blaby R.D. … … 138 483 337 Castle Donington R.D. … … 4 5 15 Hallaton R.D. … … 22 — — Hinckley R.D. … … 186 230 175 Loughborough R.D. … … — 25 23 Lutterworth R.D. … … 90 46 17 Market Bosworth R.D. … … 52 79 12 Market Harborough R.D. … … 54 27 9 Melton Mowbray R.D. … … — 97 36 * These figures relate to the three years ended 30th September, 1925. Statistics are not available prior to September, 1923.