§ Mr. Mitchisonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government under what enactments, to which local authorities, and for what respective amounts have grants been made in each of the last three financial years to local authorities
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Local Authority Capital Expenditure on Public Open Space Grants Paid As Annual Grant for 60 years As Lump Sum (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ £ 1954–55: Boldon U.D. … 1,344 — 67 Coseley U.D. … 1,294 — 65 Essex C.C. … 842 15 — Hampstead M.B. … 7,009 97 — Havant U.D.C. … 450 — 15 Islington M.B. … 1,262 — 63 Paddington M.B. … 692 — 207 Shoreham-by-Sea U.D. … 1,598 — 48 West Sussex C.C. … 361 — 108 14,852 112 573 1955–56: Barking B. … 28,912 487 — Burnham-on-Sea U.D. … 2,239 — 896 Essex C.C. … — 15 — Frinton U.D. … 2,430 — 437 Fulham M.B. … 620 — 248 Hackney M.B. … 3,581 65 — Hammersmith M.B. … 121,566 2,186 — Hampstead M.B. … — 97 — Kingston-upon-Hull C.B. … 10,454 165 130 London County Council … 799,464 11,134 — Marylebone M.B. … 5,944 — 1,056 Salcombe U.D. … 306 — 83 Sale B. … 910 — 246 Shoreditch M.B. … 3,083 — 1,110 Yeovil B. … 651 — 248 980,160 14,149 4,454 for the acquisition of land for use as a public open space; and what, in each case, has been the corresponding expenditure of the local authority.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe following table gives the information in respect of grants specifically for open space. Schemes of general redevelopment for an area may also make provision for open space, but the grant in respect of this is not distinguishable. The grants are payable under Sections 93 and 94 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, as amended by the Act of 1954 in respect of land acquired under any enactment for use as public open space.
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Local Authority Capital Expenditure on Public Open Space Grants Paid As Annual Grant for 60 years As Lump Sum (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ £ 1956–57: Acton B. … 19,735 558 — Barking B. … — 487 — Batley B. … 150 — 71 Bethnal Green M.B. … 4,224 118 41 Boldon U.D. … 672 — 319 Brighouse B. … 1,810 52 408 Chadderton U.D. … 2,364 52 — Chesterton R.D. … 212 — 111 Chigwell U.D. … 1,480 33 5 Deal B. … 1,746 52 — Dorking U.D. … 778 21 — Dudley C.B. … 528 — 251 Ealing B. … 13,107 244 433 Essex C.C. … — 15 — … 6,477 120 — Eton R.D. … 2,813 73 — Finsbury M.B. … 1,436 18 — Frinton U.D. … — — 49 Hackney M.B. … — 65 — Hammersmith M.B. … — 2,186 — Hampstead M.B. … — 97 — Havant U.D. … 3,330 112 — Heanor U.D. … 2,750 59 45 Hinckley U.D. … 3,558 92 40 Kingston-upon-Hull C.B. … — 165 — Lewes B. … 2,721 45 — London County Council … — 1,484 — Middleton B. … 1,366 39 — Mitcham B. … 525 — 251 Newark-on-Trent B. … 1,278 — 607 Newcastle-on-Tyne C.B. … 1,600 43 16 Northam U.D. … 2,500 70 5 Orpington U.D. … 1,240 36 — Oxford C.B. … 9,577 247 — Rudheath P. … 1,504 49 13 Salcombe U.D. … — — 9 Sale B. … — — 27 Shoreditch M.B. … — — 123 Southall B. … 13,632 427 416 Southampton C.B. … 3,675 — 993 Surbiton B. … 336 — 160 Turton U.D. … 258 — 123 Twickenham B. … 1,257 — 598 Weeley P. … 697 — 517 Walton and Weybridge U.D. … 4,451 129 — … — 122 — Windsor B. … 6,291 164 — Wolverhampton C.B. … 250 — 125 Yorks, W.R. C.C. … 2,159 57 — 122,487 7,531 5,756 NOTES: 1. Further payments outstanding—see item for 1955–56. 2. In a few other cases small additional sums are due, being balances to be paid after audit of claims.