asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) if he will state the average time taken for the construction of local authority houses in 1965 by direct labour;(2) if he will state the average time taken for the construction of local authority houses in 1965 by private contractors.

The information is not available in the form requested.At the end of 1965 the average construction time for local authority and new town houses in England and Wales, whether built by direct labour or by private contractors, was 13·2 months. The corresponding figure for all dwellings (flats as well as houses) was 15·8 months.