§ Mr. Stevensasked the Minister of Works if he will state the number of Airey rural houses for which his Department has been responsible; and their average cost.
§ Mr. StokesMy Department has been responsible for the manufacture and supply of 20,054 sets of components for Airey houses for local authorities, and for
212Wself-employed men, engaged on the construction of new houses, the repair and maintenance of houses and non-housing work respectively in Great Britain in 1948, 1949 and at the end of March, 1950, are estimated to have been as follows:
the erection of about 500 Airey houses in rural areas for other Government Departments for specific purposes. In the former case my Department is responsible only for the supply of sets of components and I have no information regarding the total cost of erection. In the latter case costs varied widely owing to local conditions and an average figure would be misleading.