§ Mr. A. BEVANasked the Minister of Health the number of urban district councils in necessitous areas who have found it financially impossible to submit slum-clearance schemes; and what steps he proposes to take to assist them?
Sir H. YOUNGNo urban district council has informed me that on financial grounds it is unable to submit the programme which in common with other housing authorities it has been asked to
STATEMENT showing the Number of Houses completed in England and Wale (i) with and (ii) without State Assistance during the year ended the 30th September, 1933, and since the War. — During the year ended 30th September, 1933. Since the War up to the 30th September, 1933. By Local Authorities. By Private Enterprise. Total. By Local Authorities By Private Enterprise Total. With State Assistance wider the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919. — — — 170,090 4,545 174,635 Housing (Additional Powers) Act, 1919. — — — — 39,186 39,186 Housing, etc., Act, 1923 — — — 75,309 362,738 438,047 Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. 41,741 2,390 44,131 469,704 13,380 483,084 Housing Act, 1930 6,236 66 6,302 11,796 72 11,868 Totals State Assisted 47,977 2,456 50,433 726,899 419,921 1,146,820 Without Stale Assistance* 1,236 166,644 167,880 9,376 1,018,899 1,028,275 Grand Totals 49,213 169,100 218,313 736,275 1.438,820 2,175,095 This statement does not take into account 13,847 houses provided to rehouse persons displaced under Improvement and Reconstruction Schemes prior to the Housing Act, 1930. * Excluding houses of a Rateable Value exceeding £78 (£105 in the Metropolitan area).