§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Health the number of houses in course of construction in Lancashire, giving separate figures for the rural areas?
Sir H. YOUNGThe number of State-assisted houses under construction in Lancashire at 30th April, 1932, was 5,553, of which six were in rural districts. No figures are available as to the number of houses in course of construction without State assistance.
§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Health the number of houses completed in Lancashire during the latest 12 months for which figures are available, giving separate figures for the rural areas?
Sir H. YOUNGThe number of State-assisted houses completed in Lancashire during the 12 months ended 30th April, 1932, was 8,255, of which 190 were in rural districts. Daring the year ended 31st March, 1932, the number of houses, with a rateable value not exceeding £78, erected without State assistance, in that county was 11,462, of which 2,288 were in rural districts.