§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Minister of Health how many of the houses approved for building on the higher rate of subsidy under tenders submitted by rural district councils are specifically for agricultural workers.
§ Mr. Bevan:This information will not be available until the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill becomes law when local authorities will be invited to apply for the higher rate of subsidy in
Geographical Counties. From 1.1.19 to 31.3.36 During the year ended 31st March. 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) Anglesey 1,384 199 212 223 206 52 11 4 — 12 Brecknock 1,010 195 98 226 126 109 7 7 5 †28 Caernarvon 5,467 595 663 1,257 234 104 5 2 *443 32 Cardigan 1,804 154 140 110 93 90 13 5 1 18 Carmarthen 6,577 697 538 673 388 227 19 5 11 †35 Denbigh 9,169 1,446 969 1,262 382 178 18 39 18 21 Flint 10,799 1,678 1,393 1,319 884 394 69 — 12 4 Glamorgan 48,408 4,066 4,438 4,908 3,303 1,310 262 96 †210 †76 Merioneth 594 79 70 151 28 19 13 — — 56 Monmouth 16,794 1,370 1,179 1,419 1,100 264 80 6 †56 29 Montgomery 673 84 96 226 28 31 5 1 — 9 Pembroke 2,406 279 394 246 113 48 — 1 †3 2 Radnor 345 26 27 47 19 5 1 — 1 10 *Including 385 built during the period June, 1939 to March, 1941, but not included in the returns for those years. †Including the following numbers of houses provided by Government Departments:
County 1944 1945. Brecknock … … — 2 Carmarthen … … — 6 Glamorgan … … 183 44 Monmouth … … 50 — Pembroke … … 2 —