HC Deb 17 July 1956 vol 556 c76W
Mr. Hay

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many unfit houses have been demolished or cleared under slum clearance and similar schemes in England and Wales from 1st January, 1956, to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Sandys

During the first quarter of this year 5,735 houses were demolished in England and Wales under the Housing Acts and 2,318 closed. The figures for the second quarter are not yet available.

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