Mr. C. WILSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, as representing the Ministry of Health, whether he can state, in regard to England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively, the number of occupied and unoccupied houses fit for human habitation in each of the years 1897, 1902, 1907, 1912, 1917 and 1922: and the number of new houses certified as fit for occupation in each of the five quinquennial periods ending in 1902, 1907, 1912, 1917 and 1922?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSInformation is not available showing the number of occupied and unoccupied houses during the years in question, but the following particulars for England and Wales are taken from the Census Returns:
It is not possible to ascertain the number of houses actually certified as fit 273W for occupation, but the following table shows approximately the average increase during the periods referred to in the last part of the question in the total number of existing dwelling-houses of all kinds in England and Wales so far as figures are available:
Quinquennial Period ending Increase in number of Private Dwelling-houses (England and Wales). 1902 561,863 1907 573,640 1912 401,323 1915 (three years) 183,928 As regards the figures for Scotland, the hon. Member should address a question to the Under-Secretary for Scotland.