asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state for each of the financial years 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35 and 1935/36 the approximate liability in respect of houses constructed under the various Housing Acts and incurred respectively by (a) the State Exchequer and by (b) local authorities.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Liability for House Construction.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which will be published in the Official Report.
The reply is as follows:—
The following table shows the approximate liability incurred by (a) the State Exchequer and (b) local authorities in respect of houses constructed under the various Housing Acts:—
Financial Year |
Incurred by the State Exchequer in respect of houses built by(a) |
Incurred by Local Authorities in respect of houses built by them(b) |
||
Private Persons and Public Utitlity Societes |
Local Authorities |
Total |
||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
1932-33 |
73,031 |
95,485 |
168,516 |
246,775 |
1933-34 |
286,788 |
92,950 |
379,738 |
283,607 |
1934-35 |
378,742 |
115,607 |
494,349 |
285,586 |
1935-36 |
445,080 |
245,192 |
690,272 |
* |
* The Returns are not yet available to show the loss incurred by the Local Authorities for the year 1935-1936.