§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to collect current information on the causes of dampness in new residential accommodation and seek to encourage all housing authorities in the public sector to take note of this in the design of new dwellings.
ESTIMATED AGE DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING STOCK, ENGLAND, DECEMBER 1973 Percentage Date of Construction Region Pre1851 1891 to 1870 1871 to 1890 1891 to 1918 1919 to 1944 Post 1944 Northern … … … … … 1.1 4.8 10.0 17.2 22.1 44.8 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 2.0 5.1 10.9 17.4 24.2 40.4 East Midlands … … … … … 4.0 3.7 10.2 14.2 22.9 45.0 East Anglia … … … … … 14.0 4.2 7.7 9.6 17.3 47.2 South East … … … … … 3.2 4.5 10.1 14.7 26.1 41.4 South West … … … … … 12.7 4.0 8.1 11.5 18.5 45.2 West Midlands … … … … … 2.7 4.5 7.5 13.0 25.7 46.6 North West … … … … … 1.8 5.8 12.9 16.4 24.2 38.9 ENGLAND … … … … … 3.9 4.7 10.0 14.7 24.1 42.6
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings were completed per 1,000 popu-
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§ Mr. KaufmanThe collection of information on the causes of dampness in buildings and ways to overcome it is an important and continuing task for my Department. Results are published, the latest findings being contained in Advisory Leaflet No. 47, Fourth Edition 1973, which itself has an extensive bibliography. Specific instances of dampness in housing can be investigated on a fee-paying basis by the Department's Building Research Advisory Service.