§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total number of houses built in the county borough of Gateshead for each of the years 1964 to 1969, the number at present under construction, and the number ofo those for which approval of tender has been given.
§ Mr. FreesonThe following numbers of dwelling were returned as completed in Gateshead in the years 1964 to 1969:
1964 … … … 572 1965 … … … 1138 1966 … … … 830 1967 … … … 860 1968 … … … 749 1969 … … … 980 At the end of January 1970, 1,399 dwellings, of which 59 were private, were under construction. All local authority dwellings in approved tenders had been started.