HC Deb 10 April 1967 vol 744 cc133-4W
Mr. E. Rowlands

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what percentage of the houses completed by the following authorities in 1966 were built by industrialised building methods approved by his Department, namely, Cardiff, Llanelli, Swansea, Newport, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle.

Mr. Mellish

Neither the Department nor the Welsh Office approve specific building methods, but in respect of completions for the following local authorities in 1966 the percentages built by industrialised methods were as follows:

Local Authority Percentage Industrialised
Cardiff C.B. 61.4
Llanelli B. Nil
Swansea C.B. 68.2
Newport C.B. 70.2
Bristol C.B. 14.6
Manchester C.B. 21.9
Liverpool C.B. 64.2
Leeds C.B. 66.3
Newcastle C.B. 13.9