§ Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the number of houses built each year since 1946 in the County Borough of Bootle, both public and private; what 364W steps are now being taken to build more houses to be let or for sale; and how many houses in total will be completed in the current year.
§ Mr. FreesonThe figures are:
COMPLETIONS Local Authority Private Total 1946 … … 8 — 8 1947 … … 14 — 14 1948 … … 59 — 59 1949 … … 61 3 64 1950 … … 148 1 149 1951 … … 292 2 294 1952 … … 500 — 500 1953 … … 760 — 760 1954 … … 802 12 814 1955 … … 806 6 812 1956 … … 794 10 804 1957 … … 453 2 455 1958 … … 412 6 418 1959 … … 304 6 310 1960 … … 334 — 334 1961 … … 218 7 225 1962 … … 72 — 72 1963 … … 133 2 135 1964 … … 241 2 243 1965 … … 371 5 376 1966 … … 184 19 203 1967 … … 302 30 332 1968 … … 735 60 795 1969 … … 85 32 117 8,088 205 8,293 Bootle Corporation is a priority authority and its building programme is not restricted. It is expected that completions and new schemes, both public and private, will show a substantial increase in 1970 over the 1969 figures.