§ Mr. WELLOCKasked the Minister of Health the price and area of the latest contract for non-parlour-type houses entered into by each of the following focal authorities: Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Dewsbury, Grimsby, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Bristol, and Oldbury?
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Month. Number of subsidy houses included in schemes of— Average price and area of houses included in contracts let by, or in direct labour schemes of, local authorities during each month. Local Authorities. Private Enterprise. Average Prices. Average Areas. Completed. Authorised but not completed. Completed. Authorised but not completed. Non-parlour houses. Parlour houses. Non-parlour houses. Parlour houses. 1928. £ £ Sq. ft. Sq. ft. May … 5,149 62,928 3,385 79,433 372 445 764 904 June … 5,037 61,761 4,367 80,074 356 426 767 899 July … 5,080 63,056 4,325 81,002 366 434 766 923 August … 5,387 61,936 4,516 79,391 349 417 748 926 September … 6,518 61,515 6,466 76,773 365 429 773 898 October … 5,267 60,500 5,492 74,296 369 427 770 921
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe following statement gives the information desired by the hon. Member.
Name of Local Authority. Non-parlour houses included in latest contract let by the Local Authority. Average price. Average area. £ Sq. ft. Leeds C.B. 337 821 Newcastle-upon-Tyne C.B. 356 731 Manchester C.B. 390 780 Dewsbury C.B. 335 867 304 740 Grimsby C.B. 386 948 Birmingham C.B. 370 812 Wolverhampton C.B. 328 724 Bristol C, B. 368 850 Oldbury U.D. 418 833 The hon. Member will appreciate that these are contracts let at different dates and that the prices therefore are not necessarily comparable.