§ Mr. Remnantasked the Minister of Local Government and Planning if he will identify the Government Departments which had 7,822 houses and flats under construction at 31st March, 1951, with the appropriate numbers for each Department.
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§ Mr. DaltonThe following are the numbers:
Admiralty 192 Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Research Council 90 Air Ministry 2,391 Ministry of Civil Aviation 8 Commissioners of Crown Lands 15 Ministry of Defence 4 Forestry Commission 316 Home Office, principally for police 2,639 Ministry of Supply 387 Department of Scientific and Indus trial Research 24 Ministry of Transport 6 War Office 1,606 Miscellaneous* 144 Total 7,822 * Including houses being erected by country councils and statutory undertakers under authorisations given by Government Departments.