asked the President of the Local Government Board the total amount of the loans advanced to local authorities for housing purposes, and the number of houses built or building under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909; and if he will state the amount of loans advanced to public utility societies, and the number of houses built or in course of building by such societies under that Act?
The following tables give the information. The final table has been supplied by the Public Works Loan Commissioners.Loans sanctioned by the Local Government Board to local authorities under Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, for the erection of working class dwellings, since the passing of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
| Boroughs and Urban Districts. | ||
| Year | Amount sanctioned. | Number of houses to be erected. |
| £ | ||
| 1910 | 106,612 | 527 |
| 1911 | 90,234 | 326 |
| 1912 | 405,828 | 1,930 |
| 1913 | 530,097 | 2,281 |
| 1914 (to 24th July,1914) | 397,138 | 1,444 |
| Totals | £1,629,909 | 6,508 |
| Rural Districts. | ||
| Year | Amount sanctioned. | Number of houses to be erected. |
| £ | ||
| 1910 | 520 | — |
| 1911 | 15,181 | 86 |
| 1912 | 66,786 | 354 |
| 1913 | 188,611 | 852 |
| 1914 (to 24th July,1914) | 48,782 | 224 |
| Totals | £319,880 | 1,516 |
Loans granted to public utility societies by the Public Works Loan Commissioners, under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
| Year | Amount granted. | Number of houses to be erected. |
| £ | ||
| 1909–10 (After the passing of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909). | 54,443 | 518 |
| 1910–11 | 324,207 | 1,399 |
| 1911–12 | 162,833 | 1,079 |
| 1912–13 | 466,716 | 3,201 |
| 1913–14 | 449,639 | 2,411 |
| From 1st April, 1914, to 23rd July, 1914. | 39,653 | 175 |
| Totals | £1,497,491 | 8,783 |