§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the cost per acre to local authorities in England of sites for council house building in 1951, 1955 and 1959, respectively.
§ Mr. H. BrookeLocal authorities are not required to tell me what they pay for land and the information desired by the hon. Member is not therefore available. Land bought for housing ranges from open land, unserviced, to land on which slum or other houses stand; and in recent years acquisitions for housing have concentrated more on developed land. An average figure, even if it were available, would therefore be completely misleading.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the average cost per acre of land bought for council house building by the local authorities of Bishop Auckland urban district, Barnard Castle urban district, Barnard Castle rural district, and Shildon urban district, respectively, in 1951, 1954 and 1959, respectively.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI have not got this information.