§ Mr. BATEYasked the Minister of Health the number of houses built by each local authority in the county of Durham during the last three years, and on how many the subsidy has been paid each year?
§ Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAINThe following statement shows the numbers of houses built by each local authority or by private enterprise, with the aid of subsidy, from the local authority, in the county of Durham during the three years ended 31st March, 1923, 1924 and 1925, in respect of which annual payments of subsidy have been or will be made under the terms of the respective Housing Acts under which houses were approved:
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Name of Local Authority. Number of houses built during year ended 31st March, 1923. 31st March, 1924. 31st March, 1925. Boroughs and Urban Districts:—cont. Hetton … … 39 1 53 Houghton-le-Spring … … 24 14 51 Jarrow Borough … … 134 2 38 Leadgate … … 32 1 136 Ryton … … 14 36 32 Seaham Harbour … … 3 2 108 Shildon … … 110 — 8 Southwick-on-Wear … … 48 — 1 Spennymoor … … — — — Stanhope … … — — — Stanley … … 71 30 44 Stockton-on-Tees Borough … … 21 110 98 Tanfield … … — 8 8 Tow Law … … — — — Whickham … … 60 4 107 Willington … … 30 — 30 Washington (formerly a parish in Chester-le-Street Rural District). — 1 90 Rural Districts: Auckland … … 64 — 65 Barnard Castle … … — — 4 Chester-le-Street … … 420 38 119 Darlington … … — — 28 Durham … … 186 2 79 Easington … … 252 156 678 Hartlepool … … — — — Houghton-le-Spring … … 38 11 95 Lanchester … … 50 47 216 Sedgefield … … 4 10 88 South Shields … … 50 56 91 Stockton … … — — — Sunderland … … 162 2 39 Weardale … … — — — 3,521 1,172 3,626