§ Mr. W. Clarkasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what is the estimated annual rate of obsolescence of houses in England and Wales.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI can make no reliable estimate, because the rate at which houses become obsolete depends less on their age than on their structural condition and on the extent to which they meet the requirements of modern living. I have no nation-wide information on these points, except in the case of unfit houses.