§ Mr. P. Freemanasked the Minister of Health (1) how many houses were built in Great Britain in each of the years of 1919 and 1920, by private builders and local authorities, separately;
(2) how many houses were built in the British Isles and Wales, Monmouthshire and Newport, respectively, during each of the years 1919, 1920 and 1921,
§ Mr. BevanThe Ministry of Health Annual Report for 1920–1921 states that the number of houses completed under local authorities' schemes was 1,239 at the end of March, 1920, and 25,878 at the end of March, 1921. Certificates on com-166W pletion of houses provided by private per sons under the subsidised scheme was nil at the end of March, 1920, and 13,703 at the end of March, 1921. The number provided by private persons without financial assistance during these years is not known. I regret that corresponding figures for Monmouthshire and Newport are not available.