§ Major GLYNasked the Minister of Health what is the average cost to-day of a parlour and kitchen and three-bedroom type of dwelling-house for erection in the area of Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire and in the area of Yorkshire; and what are the comparable figures for 1925 and 1920, respectively?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe available figures as to costs do not differentiate between different types of parlour houses, but the parlour houses built by local authorities with State assistance are normally of a three-bedroom type. The average cost of a parlour house during the six months ending 31st October, 1930, was £394 in the area of Berkshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, and £366 in the area of Yorkshire. The corresponding figures for the year 1925 are £500 and £496 respectively. Comparable figures for the year 1920 are not available.