SLUM CLEARANCE SCHEMES.

HC Deb 25 June 1930 vol 240 c1173W

Sir K. WOOD

asked the Minister of Health the number of slum-clearance

——	Period.
	1st April, 1927-31st March, 1928.	1st April, 1928-31st March, 1929.	1st April, 1929-31st March, 1930.
Slum clearance schemes:
Confirmed during the period	18	10	—
Completed during the period	8	14	17
In course of execution at end of period.	98	94	77

Sir K. WOOD

asked the Minister of Health how many buildings have been taken possession of by local authorities, including those taken only for the purposes of making schemes efficient under improvement or reconstruction schemes, since June, 1929, or the latest convenient date?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The only available information relates to the number of buildings acquired by local authorities in connection with approved slum clearance schemes. For the period between 30th June, 1929, and 31st March, 1930, that number was approximately 700.