§ Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Minister of Health whether the Ryde, Isle of Wight, local authority has undertaken any housing scheme under conditions laid down by recent Acts of Parliament; if so, what number of houses have been built; and what amount of financial asistance has been given to the said authority?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe Ryde Town Council are assisting the erection of houses by private enterprise under the Housing Act, 1923, towards which an Exchequer subsidy of £6 per house for 20 years is payable. Up to the present, 31 houses have been completed. The council have carried out no other schemes under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919, and later Acts.