§ 85. Mr. T. Reidasked the Minister of Local Government and Planning what were the figures for housing in Britain during the six years after the First World War, compared with those for the six years ending June, 1951, in respect of new houses, built or rebuilt, adaptations, uninhabitable war-damaged houses repaired. habitable war-damaged houses repaired, requisitioned houses, huts, Service camps and total new homes. respectively.
§ Mr. LindgrenThe number of new houses built in England and Wales between January, 1919, and September, 1924, was 398,466 and the number built in Scotland between January, 1919, and December, 1924. 34,982. Any war-destroyed houses rebuilt would be included in these totals.
No information is available as to the number of houses provided by means other than the erection of new houses, or as to the number of occupied war-damaged houses repaired.
The numbers of houses provided in Great Britain in the six years ended 31st March, 1951, are contained in the Housing Return for that month. They are:
New permanent houses (built and rebuilt) 865,409 Temporary houses 157,146 Conversions 137,134 Repair of unoccupied war-damaged houses 144,986 Requisitioned properties 23,306 Temporary huts 2,835 Service camps 27,340 Total 1,358,156 The number of occupied war-damaged houses repaired in this period by local authorities is approximately 775,000. The number repaired by private builders is not known.