§ Mr. Hattonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in 272W the OFFICIAL REPORT the average cost of building a house by local authorities in Greater Manchester in each of the financial years 1950–51, 1960–61, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75.
§ Mr. KaufmanFollowing are the available estimates based on tenders approved for local authorities:
CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSES, NORTH-WEST REGION Average tender price (£) 2-storey, 3-bedroom houses Tenders approved during: 1960 … 1,637 2-storey, 5 bedspace houses 1971–72 … 4,210 1972–73 … 5,028 1973–74 (provisional) … 6,650 I regret that figures for 1950–51 are not available.