HC Deb 13 July 1950 vol 477 cc126-7W
Mr. Crouch

asked the Minister of Health whether he will give the quarterly figures of the number of houses built in the years 1937, 1938 and 1939.

Mr. Bevan

Quarterly figures are not available but the following is a statement of the figures for the half-year ended March, 1937, and for each succeeding half year up to March, 1940.

ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSES BUILT IN 1937, 1938 AND 1939
6 MONTHLY PERIODS
Period Number of houses
6 Months ending—
31st March, 1937 181,468
30th September, 1937 155,666
31st March, 1938 181,936
30th September, 1938. 158,942
31st March, 1939 173,418
30th September, 1939. 107,179
31st March, 1940 88,783