§ Mr. GARDNERasked the Minister of Health how many houses have been sanctioned, and how many completed, under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, by rural district councils in Berkshire, the cost per house, the size, and the rent?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINUp to 1st May last, 551 houses had been authorised for erection and 474 houses had been completed by rural district councils in Berkshire under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. The average prices of houses included in contracts let by rural authorities in the county during the past twelve months were £415 in the case of non-parlour houses, and £470 in the case of parlour houses, and the average sizes of such houses were 771 superficial feet and 920 superficial feet respectively. I am unable to furnish particulars as to the rents of these houses.