§ 28. Mr. Montgomeryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many extra units of accommodation have been added to the housing stock by the Government's municipalisation policy.
§ Mr. FreesonIn England, over 60,000 old and substandard properties have been164W brought into social ownership in the past two years, 44,000 being purchased by local authorities and some 20,000 by housing associations. In the course of repair and modernisation of these properties, many thousands are converted into additional self-contained units; but I do not have the figures for these conversions.