§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many of the 231,651 houses under construction in the first quarter of 1952 were tendered for and commenced to be built before the present Government took office.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe information is not available.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many of the 53,609 houses completed in the first quarter of 1952, were tendered for, approved and commenced to be built prior to the present Government taking office.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe information is not available.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the number of houses and flats tendered for, and commenced to be built since he took office to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI am unable to add to the information included in the published Housing Returns.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many of the 59,577 houses commenced to be built in the first quarter of 1952, were tendered for, and/or approved by the previous administration.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe information is not available.
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§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give an assurance that the 53,609 houses completed in the first quarter of 1952 were proportionately the same in size, floor space and fittings, as the 43,891 houses completed in the first quarter of 1951.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanMaterial for exact comparison between houses completed at various dates is not available but the houses in question have been built in accordance with standards authorised by my predecessor.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he hopes to achieve his declared programme of 300,000 houses per year.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanNo. I will only say that we are on the way. The published figures show that in the first quarter of 1952, houses completed, houses under construction, and houses started were up 22 per cent., 15 per cent. and 34 per cent. respectively on the corresponding quarter of 1951.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the number of houses and flats completed in each of the months, January, February, March and April for the years 1951 and 1952, and giving details of those built for private sale and to let in each case.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanMonthly figures of completions are given in the published returns. Table 3 of the quarterly returns gives details of the houses to be erected by private builders(a)for owner occupation and (b)for letting.