§ Mr. Bishopasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was, for the borough of Newark, the number of council houses or units of accommodation provided for each of the past five years, and the number of houses designated as slums and as sub-standard and the number on the waiting list for each year.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information about council house-building and slum clearance is as follows:
Local Authority Dwellings Completed Unfit Houses Demolished or Closed 1965 … 68 68 1966 … 215 153 1967 … 217 22 1968 … 8 22 1969 … — 38 The numbers of people on local housing authorities' waiting lists are not collected by the Department.