HC Deb 27 January 1930 vol 234 cc623-5W
Major ELLIOT

asked the Minister of Health what was the number of houses

Month. Number of State Assisted Houses.
Completed during the month. Authorised but not completed at the end of the mouth.
Housing, etc., Act, 1923 Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. Housing, etc., Act, 1923. Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924.
1929.
September … … … 26,377* 8,967 — 51,912
October … … … — 6,278 — 51,131
November … … … — 4,555 — 51,642
December … … … — 3,674 — 57,229
* This figure may be subject to adjustment.

authorised under the various heads of the 1923 and 1924 Acts in October, November, and December, 1928, and in October, November, and December, 1929, respectively?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The following statement gives the desired particulars:

Month. No. of State-assisted houses authorised in England and Wales during the month under the:
Housing, etc. Act, 1923. Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924.
1928.
October 3,996 3,271
November 3,356 4,778
December 6,261 3,643
1929.
October — 5,497
November — 5,066
December — 9,261

Sir K. WOOD

asked the Minister of Health for the months of September, October, November, and December, 1929, the number of houses completed and the number authorised but not completed under the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924; and the number of houses erected without State assistance, of a rateable value not exceeding £78 (or £105 in the Metropolitan Police District), for the six months ended September last?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The following statement shows, for each of the months in question as regards England and Wales, the number of houses completed, and the number authorised but not completed under the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924:

The number of houses of a rateable value not exceeding £78 (or £ 105 in the Metropolitan Police District) erected during the six months ended in September last without State assistance was 38,298.