§ Mr. Deedesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many local authorities, by categories, are 84W still responsible for army hutments used for domestic housing; and how many huts are involved.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe information referred to in the first part of the Question is as follows:
Metropolitan borough councils … 2 County borough councils … 36 Borough councils … 98 Urban district councils … 133 Rural district councils … 180 These figures relate to England and Wales.
I have no figures for the number of huts involved; but my hon. Friend will find figures for the number of families accommodated in such huts on pages 3 and 9 of the quarterly Housing Return for March, 1953.