asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has received representations from local authorities about the individual rating of caravans on sites; and if he will make a statement.
My right hon. Friend has received representations from certain
| LOCAL AUTHORITY DIRECT LABOUR DEPARTMENTS—GREAT BRITAIN | |||||||
| (1) Value of Construction Output* | |||||||
| £ million | |||||||
| New Work | Repair and Maintenance | Total output (at current prices) | |||||
| Housing | Other New Work | Housing† | Other Repair and Maintenance | ||||
| January-March 1973 | … | … | 11·2 | 24·7 | 50·5 | 65·9 | 152·3 |
| July-September 1973 | … | … | 12·0 | 23·1 | 51·0 | 66·3 | 152·4 |
| July-September 1974 | … | … | 15·6 | 22·6 | 61·8 | 78·1 | 178·1 |
| Operatives Employed on Construction Work* | ||||||||
| Thousands | ||||||||
| On New Work | On Repair and Maintenance | Total Operatives | ||||||
| Housing | Other New Work | Housing | Other Repair and Maintenance | |||||
| April 1973 | … | … | … | 9·4 | 19·2 | 67·4 | 82·1 | 178·1 |
| October 1973 | … | … | … | 10·0 | 17·5 | 68·3 | 79·8 | 175·6 |
| October 1974 | … | … | … | 10·7 | 15·1 | 68·9 | 69·5 | 164·3 |
| * Covers all construction work carried out by the direct labour departments, including site preparation and installation of main services for new housing construction. | ||||||||
| † Includes dwelling improvement work. | ||||||||
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses in Great Britain were built by local authorities' direct labour departments in 1973 and 1974.
Local housing authorities used direct labour to build 6,594 of the dwellings reported completed during 1973 and 6,798 during 1974. These figures exclude building by the Scottish Special Housing Association.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities in Great Britain built houses by direct labour in 1973 and 1974.
Of the local housing authorities which existed following the re local authorities which he is still considering.