§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the total number of families in England and Wales who are living in overcrowded conditions.
§ Mr. ArmstrongFigures on statutory overcrowding as defined in Part IV of the Housing Act 1957 are not available. In the 1971 Census 1.4 per cent. of private households in England and Wales were living at a density of over 1.5 persons per room; these households contained 2.9 per cent. of all persons in private households.