Part of Orders of the Day — Civil Estimates, 1939. – in the House of Commons am ar 4 Gorffennaf 1939.
Mr John Colville
, Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern
I am just coming to the number under construction now, in order to show that there will be a steady improvement from now on. The hon. Member knows that various factors have held up the building of houses. During 1938, private enterprise built 6,900 houses, making a total of some 26,666 for the year, the highest figure ever recorded.
