§ Mr. Mappasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will list the 50 local authorities whose figures indicate a substantial long-term slum clearance problem; and if he will state for each authority separately the number of houses declared unfit in 1955, and the number cleared to the latest convenient date.
§ Sir K. JosephThe 1955 assessments suggested that there were 38 local authorities with very difficult slum clearance problems calling for special attention. These assessments have been or are being 105W reviewed. Meanwhile, for these authorities the details asked for are:
Name of Authority Houses estimated to be unfit in 1955 Houses demolished or closed between 1st Jan. 1955 and 31st March 1963 Region 1 Gateshead C.B.C. 4,023 1,847 Middlesbrough C.B.C. 812 1,707 Newcastle upon Tyne C.B.C. 4,645 2,857 Stockton-on-Tees B.C. 3,075 2,072 Bishop Auckland U.D.C. 2,290 552 Chester-le-Street R.D.C. 1,200 231 Ennerdale R.D.C. 1,898 553 Region 2 Halifax C.B.C 3,036 1,090 Kingston-upon-Hull C.B.C. 14,768 3,026 Leeds C.B.C. 22,500 13,250 Sheffield C.B.C. 13,500 6,976 Wakefield C.B.C. 2,326 1,157 York C.B.C 4,381 1,459 Batley B.C. 4,796 1,009 Brighouse B.C. 1,440 470 Todmorden B.C. 596 184 Colne Valley U.D.C. 1,153 218 Wombwell U.D.C. 1,000 305 Region 9 Birmingham C.B.C. 50,250 11,914 Smethwick C.B.C. 737 315 Stoke-on-Trent C.B.C. 12,000 4,945 Region 10 Birkenhead C.B.C. 3,000 1,249 Blackburn C.B.C. 2,307 1,144 Bolton C.B.C. 5,500 2,456 Bootle CB.C. 3,081 928 Chester C.B.C. 2,532 881 Liverpool C.B.C. 88,233 8,884 Manchester C.B.C. 68,000 11,030 Oldham C.B.C 11,169 1,966 Preston C.B.C. 6,153 2,403 Rochdale C.B.C. 5,000 1,329 St. Helens C.B.C. 3,794 871 Salford C.B.C. 12,026 4,116 Stockport C.B.C. 6,000 2,052 Bacup B.C. 2,400 386 Macclesfield B.C. 3,380 413 Rawtenstall B.C. 1,418 588 Stalybridge B.C. 1,949 653