HC Deb 06 December 1934 vol 295 cc1853-5

Resolution reported,

"That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the initiation, organisation, prosecution and assistance of measures designed to facilitate the economic development and social improvement of the depressed areas; for the appointment of Commissioners for those purposes; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament—
  1. (a) of such sums, not in the aggregate exceeding in the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and thirty-five, the sum of two million pounds, as may be required to defray any expenses incurred by either of two Commissioners appointed under the said Act in initiating, organising, prosecuting, and assisting measures designed to facilitate the economic development and social improvement of the areas to which this Resolution applies, not including the provision of financial assistance by way of grant or loan to any local authority except for the purpose of contributing towards the cost of any works for which no specific grant is payable by any Government Department or towards the provision of small holdings or allotments; and
  2. (b) of such sums as may be required to defray any expenses incurred on behalf of the Commissioners by any other Government Department; and
  3. (c) of any increase in the amount of contributions payable to county councils by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under Section two of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1926, not exceeding the amount of any contributions made by the said Commissioners towards the provision of small holdings.

The areas to which this Resolution applies are the following areas, that is to say:—

Depressed Areas in England and Wales.

In the administrative county of Durham—

The boroughs of Durham, Hartlepool, and Jarrow;

The urban districts of Annfield Plain, Barnard Castle, Benfieldside, Bishop Auckland, Blaydon, Brandon and Byshottles, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Crook, Felling, Hebburn, Hetton, Houghton-le-Spring, Leadgate, Ryton, Seaham Harbour, Shildon, Spennymoor, Stanhope, Stanley, Tanfield, Tow Law, Washington, Whickham, and Willington;

The rural districts of Auckland, Barnard Castle, Chester-le-Street, Durham, Easington, Hartlepool, Houghton-le-Spring, Lanchester, Sedgefield, South Shields, Sunderland, and Weardale;

In the administrative county of North-umberland—

The borough of Wallsend;

The urban districts of Longhenton, and.Newburn;

The rural district of Haltwhistle;

In the administrative county of Cumberland—

The boroughs of Whitehaven, and Workington;

The urban districts of Cockermouth, and Maryport;

The rural districts of Alston with Garrigill, Cockermouth, Ennerdale, Millom, and Wigton;

In the administrative county of Mon-month—

The urban districts of Abercarn, Abersychan, Abertillery, Bedwas and Machen, Bedwellty, Blaenavon, Ebbw Vale, Llantarnam, Van frechfa Upper, Mynyddisiwyn, Nantyglo and Blaina, Panteg, Pontypool, Rhymney, Risca and Tredegar;

The rural districts of Pontypool and Saint Mellons;

In the administrative county of Glamorgan—

The borough of Port Talbot;

The urban districts of Aberdare, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Gelligaer, Glyncorrwg, Maesteg, Mountain Ash, Ogmore and Garw, Pontypridd and Rhondda;

The rural districts of Cardiff, Cowhridge, Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre, Neath and Penybont;

In the administrative county of Breck-nock—

The urban district of Brynmawr;

The rural districts of Crickhowell and Vaynor and Penderyn;

In the administrative county of Pembroke—

The borough of Pembroke;

Depressed Areas in Scotland.

The counties of Dumbarton, Lanark (excluding the city of Glasgow), and Renfrew;

The parishes of Arbrossan, Beith, Dalry, Dreghorn, Dunlop, Fenwick, Galston, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilmarnock, Kilmaurs, Kilwinning, Loudoun, Riccarton, Stevenston, and Stewarton, within the county of Ayr;

The parishes of Falkirk, Grangemouth, Muiravonside, and Slamannan, within the county of Stirling so far as situated south of the London and North Eastern Railway line from Castlecary to Linlithgow;

The parishes of Bathgate, Ecclesmachen, Kirkliston, Livingston, Linlithgow, Torphichen, Uphall, and Whitburn, within the county of West Lothian so far as situated south of the London and North Eastern Railway line from Linlithgow to Ratho;

The parishes of Kirknewton, Mid Calder and West Calder, within the county of Midlothian."

Resolution agreed to.