HC Deb 07 July 1964 vol 698 cc75-7W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many council houses and private homes, respectively, have been built in West Suffolk in available; and how the figure for the past year compares with that for the previous five years.

Sir K. Joseph

The information requested is as follows:

each year since the war; and how many of each he estimates will be built in 1964.

Mr. Corfield

The figures for the administrative County of West Suffolk are as follows:

For local authorities For private owners
1945–46 … … 46 70
1947 … … 342 104
1948 … … 609 84
1949 … … 463 81
1950 … … 510 81
1951 … … 434 78
1952 … … 437 127
1953 … … 535 219
1954 … … 749 229
1955 … … 437 243
1956 … … 372 259
1957 … … 508 286
1958 … … 374 342
1959 … … 331 341
1960 … … 382 501
1961 … … 420 662
1962 … … 453 727
1963 … … 438 641
7,840 5,075

My right hon. Friend estimates that in 1964 about 700 houses will be completed for local authorities and about 1,000 for private owners.

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