Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewingasked 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.
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§ Mr. DaltonAverage costs cannot be determined until the houses and site works have been completed and final bills settled.
Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewingasked 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. DaltonThe 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