§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the average cost of building a two-bedroomed and a three-bedroomed council house in Staffordshire;
(2) what is the average cost of building a two-bedroomed and a three-bedroomed council house in the Leek parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. EyreIn tenders approved for local authorities in the West Midlands region during the first three quarters of 1971, the estimated average construction cost was £3,560 for a two-storey 4 person house and £3,750 for a two-storey 5-person house.
If the hon. Member requires specific information about individual local autho-
274Weach of the months from January to May, 1972; and what the corresponding figures were in each year since 1965.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
rities' costs, he should be able to obtain it from them.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the number of discretionary improvement grants, and the total amount involved, made during each of the last 12-month periods for which figures are available by Leek Urban District Council, Biddulph Urban District Council, Kidsgrove Urban District Council, Leek Rural District Council and Cheadle Rural District Council.
§ Mr. EyreThe following is the information for the 12-months' period from March, 1971, to February, 1972:
Grants Amount £ Leek UDC … 6 4,543 Biddulph UDC … 4 1,009 Kidsgrove UDC … — — Leek RDC … 28 21,366 Cheadle RDC … 29 22,141
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority houses and how many private houses were built in the Leek Urban District in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. EyreDwellings reported as completed in Leek UD in each of the years 1966 to 1971 inclusive, appear in Local Housing Statistics nos. 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21, copies of which are in the Library.
Figures reported for the earlier years are as follows:
Local authority Private sector 1962 … … 70 23 1963 … … 8 20 1964 … … 46 104 1965 … … 8 20