§ 44. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many houses in the public sector he expects to be completed in the county borough of Sunderland in 1969 and what were the corresponding figures for 1967 and 1968.
§ Mr. FreesonSunderland County Borough Council completed 1,519 houses in 1967 and 804 in 1968. Up to the end of August, 1969, it had completed 607 houses and had under construction a further 626, of which 130 were started during 1969. I am not in a position to54W say how many of these will be completed before the end of the year.
§ 45. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many unfit houses it is estimated there are in the county borough of Sunderland; how many unfit houses are expected to be cleared in 1969; and what was the average number of houses cleared annually during the past three years.
§ Mr. FreesonThe local authority estimate that there are some 1,500 unfit houses in Sunderland. Two hundred and fifty-eight were dealt with in the first six months of 1969, and it is expected that this rate of clearance will be maintained for the rest of the year. The average number cleared annually in Sunderland during the past three years is 463.