HC Deb 23 July 1951 vol 491 cc21-2W
Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing

asked the Minister of Local Government and Planning what will be the average erection cost and the average site preparation cost for each of the 610 houses planned for completion in the new town of Hemel Hempstead during 1951.

Mr. Dalton

Average costs cannot be determined until the houses and site works have been completed and final bills settled.

Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing

asked the Minister of Local Government and Planning how many men are engaged on house construction, including site works within the curtilage, in each of the new towns, in December, 1950, in March, 1951, and at the latest convenient date for which figures are available.

Mr. Dalton

The table below gives the numbers of men engaged on house construction and associated site development for Development Corporations in New Towns on the last pay days of December, 1950, March, 1951, and June, 1951. The figures do not include labour engaged on G.P.O., gas and electricity services.

New Town December, 1950 March,1951 June,1951
Aycliffe 295 381 543
Basildon 73 79 308
Bracknell 12 23 56
Corby
Crawley 488 559 821
Cwmbran 22
Harlow 589 759 887
Hatfield 64 118 135
Hemel Hempstead 500 737 939
Peterlee 129 290 395
Stevenage 294 589 1,081
Welwyn 157 177 245
TOTAL 2,601 3,712 5,432