§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that since 1957 the number of council houses built by the Bristol Corporation has fallen from 1,413 to 276 in 1963; and what was the number of houses completed by the Corporation for each of the years from 1945 to 1957.
§ Mr. CorfieldMy right hon. Friend is aware that the figures for 1957 and 1963 were as stated by the hon. Member. These figures, and those for the intervening years, which ranged from 385 to 936 were given in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, West (Mr. Robert Cooke) on 2nd July.
The numbers of permanent houses completed for Bristol Corporation in the years 1945 to 1956 were:
1945 … … … Nil 1946 … … … 234 1947 … … … 1,107 1948 … … … 1,752 1949 … … … 2,121 1950 … … … 1,754 1951 … … … 1,655 1952 … … … 1,695 1953 … … … 1,480 1954 … … … 2,105 1955 … … … 2,479 1956 … … … 1,936