§ Mr. MARDY JONESasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of houses built, or in course of construction, in connection with housing schemes promoted by colliery companies throughout Great Britain for which financial assistance has been made or is being made out of public funds
Name of Company to whom guarantee is given. Amount of Guarantee. Approximate total cost of scheme. Name of Colliery Company pormoting scheme. Number of Houses or Cottages. Local Authority. £ £ Llantrisant and Rhymney Valley Housing Company, Limited. 100,000 133,000 Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company, Limited. 300 28 Llantwit and Bardre. 90 Gelligaer. 114 Cowbridge. 68 Bedwelty. 300 Butterley Housing Company, Limited. 90,000 120,000 Butterley Colliery Company, Limited. 204 100 Kirkby-in-Ashfield. 50 Heanor. 54 Southwell. In the case of many of the schemes, referred to in the reply given to a question by the hon. Member on the 17th June by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, loans have been made by the Public Works Loan Commissioners. The number of houses to be erected under schemes in respect of which such loans are being made is 6,493; the estimated cost of the schemes is £3,337,518, and the amount of loans granted £2,546,817.