§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Health the number of new houses required to meet the shortage of houses within the jurisdiction of the Tipton urban district council?
§ Sir K. WOODIn 1919 the local authority estimated that 408 houses were required to meet the unsatisfied demand for houses during the next three years. Since that date 170 houses have been erected in the district with State assistance under the Housing Acts. Complete information is not available as to the total number of houses erected since 1919 without State aid. In addition, the
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§ Sir J GILMOURIn reply to the first part of the question, the numbers are as follow:
council are proceeding with the erection of a further 58 houses under the 1923 Housing Act, and it is understood that additional schemes are in course of preparation.