§ Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many houses and flats in England and in Wales, respectively, were without baths at the latest convenient date; and what were the comparable figures in 1950.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI have no figures for 1950, but in 1951 there were some 4½ million houses and flats in England and some 370,000 in Wales without a fixed bath. The best estimate I can make at present is that in England and Wales there are between 3 and 4 million in this state, of which about 250,000 are in Wales. The 1961 census will furnish up-to-date figures of the extent of the improvement over ten years.