Mr. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Health the number of houses built to let in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the respective years 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and the nine months ended September, 1928, and the figures for the same years of houses built to let in England and Wales, with the average approved rents in each year for a two-roomed house, three-roomed house, four-roomed house, five-roomed house, and six-roomed house; and the number of houses suitable 3232W for weekly-wage earners that have been built to let without the aid of a subsidy in 12 months to the last convenient date?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe following statements give the information desired by the hon. Member as to the number of houses built in the years in question. I have no information on the remainder of the points mentioned in the question, but it may be assumed that practically all these houses (except those erected by private enterprise other than public utility societies under the Act of 1923) have been built for letting.
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I.—ENGLAND AND WALES. Statement showing the number of houses completed with State-Assistance each year since 1st January, 1923. Year. Houses completed by Local Authorities under the— Houses completed by Private Enterprise. Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act., 1919. Housing, etc., Act, 1923. Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. Total. Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919. Housing, etc., Act, 1923. Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. Total. By Public Utility Societies. By other persons. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1923 … … 15,547 1,998 — 17,545 132 398 1,110 — 1,640 1924 … … 4,121 12,611 537 17,269 6 1,957 33,498 — 35,461 1925 … … 1,224 17,093 19,043 37,360 — 2,990 58,927 220 62,137 1926 … … 920 14,184 53,400 68,504 — 2,200 72,800 1,115 76,115 1927 … … 342 16,341 93,803 110,486 — 2,265 82,353 1,485 86,103 1928 (nine months) … … 16 4,024 39,808 43,848 — 135 32,923 571 33,629 II—The number of houses having a rateable value not exceeding £26 (or £35 in the Metropolitan Police District), completed during the year ended 30th September, 1928, was 46,901.
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III.—WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. Statement showing the number of houses completed with State-Assistance each year since 1st January, 1923. 1923 … … 4,411 386 — 4,797 — 301 166 — 467 1924 … … 279 2,029 55 2,363 — 886 3,245 — 4,131 1925 … … 76 2,857 3,376 6,309 — 1,771 6,330 1 8,102 1926 … … — 1,495 9,115 10,610 — 986 7,840 35 8,861 1927 … … — 700 12,519 13,219 — 740 8,971 224 9,935 1928 (nine months) … … — 59 3,392 3,451 — 6 3,184 22 3,212 IV.—The number of houses having a rateable value not exceeding £26, completed during the year ended 30th September, 1928, was 1,440.