HC Deb 08 November 1920 vol 134 cc867-8W
Mr. H. MORRISON

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture what type of cottage is being built by the Ministry at Sutton Bridge; what is the cost per cottage; and whether this information has been passed on to the Ministry of Health?

Sir A. BOSCAWEN

The cottages which are being erected at Sutton Bridge Farm Settlement are constructed of 11-inch hollow brick walls, or of 12-inch hollow concrete walls, with tiled roofs. The accommodation includes three bed- rooms, living room, parlour and scullery, with bath and the usual offices. The prime cost (labour and materials) of the first completed pair of cottages, which were occupied by tenants on 1st November, is £1,550, or £775 each, inclusive of decoration. This figure excludes overhead charges, which cannot yet be definitely allocated between completed and uncompleted buildings, but which are expected to be within 15 per cent, of the prime cost, making a total of about £890 per cottage, inclusive of water supply. At the neighbouring Holbeach Settlement, cottages with the same number of rooms, but of a slightly smaller cubic content, are being built at an inclusive cost of rather less than £750 each. This information will be passed on to the Ministry of Health as soon as the final figures have been ascertained.