§ Mr. E. Johnsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many houses were built by the local authority and by private builders, respectively, in Manchester since 31st October, 1951; and what were the corresponding figures for the period 30th June, 1945 to 31st October, 1951.
§ Mr. H. BrookeIn the period from 30th June, 1945 to 31st October, 1951, the local authority built 8,407 houses, and158W also provided 3,004 temporary houses. In the period from 1st November, 1951 to 31st May, 1959 the local authority built 14,265 houses. These figures include houses built by the Council outside the City for purposes of housing overspill population. The houses built in Manchester by private builders in these two periods totalled 1,442 and 2,809, respectively.