§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses in England and Wales are overcrowded.
§ Mr. FreesonFigures on statutory overcrowding as defined in Part IV of the Housing Act 1957 are not available. In the 1971 Census 1.4 per cent. of private households in England and Wales were living at a density of over 1.5 person per room; these households contained 2.9 per cent. of all persons in private households.