§ 41. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will now ask the County Borough of West Ham to supply him with details of the average cost of interest charges per week for each council house in 1951 and each subsequent year to date; and if he will then publish this information in HANSARD.
§ Sir K. JosephThe following table shows the interest charges borne on the Corporation's Housing Revenue Account in each financial year from 1951–52 to 1962–63, expressed as a weekly sum per dwelling included in the Account at the end of the year.
I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by seeking further information from the Council.
Total interest charges borne on Housing Revenue Account expressed as weekly sum per dwelling included in the Account. per week s. d. 1951–52 8 8 1952–53 9 9 1953–54 11 3 1954–55 12 0 1955–56 14 8 1956–57 17 2 1957–58 19 3 1958–59 21 2 1959–60 21 7 1960–61 24 11 1961–62 29 3 1962–63 31 4 Number of dwellings used in the calculations are taken from "Housing Statistics", published by the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants.