§ 141. Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Health how many orders for the manufacture of prefabricated permanent houses of each of the approved types have now been placed; and how many have, up to the present, been manufactured and erected.
§ Mr. KeyArrangements have been made directly by the Government for the production of permanent prefabricated houses only in respect of Howard houses, B.I.S.F. houses and Airey Rural houses. For all other types of permanent prefabricated houses local authorities obtain tenders in the same manner as they obtain tenders for traditional houses. One thousand four hundred Howard houses and 18,906 B I.S.F. houses have been allocated to local authorities. Figures of the demand for Airey Rural houses are not yet available. Tenders have been approved for 2,566 Easiform houses, for 1,098 Orlit houses and for 2,374 permanent prefabricated houses of various other types. Up to 30th April, five Howard, 54 Easiform and two Orlit houses had been completed.