HC Deb 09 December 1949 vol 470 c205W
Mrs. Manning

asked the Minister of Health what was the capital cost of housing in the last year: and what saving is estimated as the result of reducing the number of licences for private houses.

Mr. Bevan

In reply to the first part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to the Economic Survey for 1949 (Cmd. 7647) in which capital expenditure on the new construction and maintenance of houses in England and Wales during 1949 is estimated at £375,000,000. As regards the second part of the Question, the saving during 1949 will be very small and no estimate can yet be made of the saving in 1950.