§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many postwar prefabricated houses are in use in England in private ownership;
(2) how many post-war prefabricated houses are still in use by local authorities in England.
§ Mr. EyreUnder the Housing Finance Act, 1972, local authorities have sole responsibility for their own post-war prefabricated bungalows. I no longer keep comprehensive records of the total number of these still in use. However, at the end of 1971, some 30,000 of the 124,970 bungalows provided under the Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944, in England and Wales were still in use. The figures for England separately are not readily available. I am not aware that any bungalows provided under the 1944 Act are privately owned for housing purposes.