§ 67. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the number of houses on which local authorities applied mortgages during each of the last three financial years, and 291W what estimate he has made of this figure for the current financial year.
§ Mr. MacCollThe numbers of mortgages which local authorities have granted in the last three financial years are:
1965–66 … … … 73,646 1966–67 … … … 55,395 1967–68 … … … 47,858 It is estimated that local authorities will grant some 36,000 mortgages in 1968–69.