§ 32. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will publish in HANSARD a table giving the annual number of houses built by the Ilford, Hornchurch, Wanstead and Woodford, Chigwell, West Ham, Barking, 33W Dagenham and East Ham local authorities, respectively, for each of the calendar years from 1945 to date.
— West Ham Barking Dagenham East Ham Ilford Hornchurch Wanstead and Woodford chigwell 1.1.45 to 31.12.46 34 19 48 6 — — 68 6 1947 170 56 116 66 126 257 222 128 1948 727 244 282 260 472 470 216 211 1949 255 140 254 248 546 345 184 222 1950 186 253 195 128 356 316 202 46 1951 210 150 257 48 248 344 135 112 1952 290 88 255 161 304 181 80 90 1953 171 63 223 300 316 66 78 152 1954 400 151 144 325 341 82 113 29 1955 508 363 323 438 261 167 88 68 1956 740 275 110 270 168 267 25 74 1957 471 583 226 253 47 267 110 43 1958 610 575 397 330 98 — 97 67 1959 569 360 192 313 76 25 46 97 1960 447 275 63 538 142 81 16 83 1961 481 78 116 359 133 113 — 8 1962 473 148 119 267 99 99 41 106 1963 636 432 53 323 122 14 52 52 7,378 4,253 3,373 4,633 3,855 3,094 1,773 1,594
§ 33. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is aware that there were fewer houses being built to let by local authorities in 1963 than there were in 1947; and what action he proposes to take to increase the number of houses for those in most urgent need.
§ Mr. MellishThe Government have made it clear that they intend to pursue a vigorous housing policy directed to producing more houses of better quality. Where past policies have operated to the detriment of the people in most urgent need my right hon. Friend will give the local authorities every encouragement to redress the balance.