§ Mr. Harperasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the amounts spent in interest charges on housing by the Featherstone Urban District Council in the West Riding of Yorkshire in each of the years 1950 to 1963; and what were these interest charges, expressed in terms of percentage represented by the total yearly outlay on housing for these years.
§ Sir K. JosephThe figures* are as follows:
Year Interest charges on housing Percentage of housing revenue account expenditure £ 1950–51 19,799 53.5 1951–52 22,078 54.6 1952–53 26,846 56.1 1953–54 29,498 55.8 1954–55 34,443 58.0 1955–56 38,472 60.3 1956–57 44,908 62.8 1957–58 50,242 64.4 1958–59 57,520 64.7 1959–60 62,469 65.9 1960–61 64,977 65.8 1961–62 67,836 67.6 1962–63 76,139 65.2 * Source: Epitomes of Accounts.
§ Mr. Harperasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and 77W Minister for Welsh Affairs (1) what was the interest charge per new house incurred by the Featherstone Urban District Council in each of the years 1950 to 1963; and what this interest charge, expressed as a percentage, represented of the total cost per house for each of these years;
(2) what was the interest charge per new house incurred by the Castleford Borough Council in each of the years 1950 to 1963; and what this interest charge, expressed as a percentage, represented of the total cost per house for each of these years;
(3) what was the interest charge per new house incurred by the Pontefract Borough Council in each of the years 1950 to 1963; and what this interest charge, expressed as a percentage, represented of the total cost per house for each of these years.
§ Sir K. JosephMy Department's records do not show the cost of borrowing applicable to particular schemes or to particular years, this information can he obtained from the local authorities concerned.
§ Mr. Harperasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the amounts spent in interest charges on housing by the Castleford Borough Council an each of the years 1950 to 1963; and what these amounts, expressed in terms of percentages, represented of the total yearly outlay on housing.
§ Sir K. JosephThe figures* are as follows:
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Year Interest charges on housing Percentage of housing revenue account expenditure £ 1950–51 75,564 52.3 1951–52 76,221 51.0 1952–53 77,293 51.3 1953–54 90,241 56.2 1954–55 105,542 52.5 1955–56 119,972 54.7 1956–57 146,689 60.0 1957–58 175,457 62.8 1958–59 202,650 63.4 1959–60 214,574 62.5 1960–61 230,618 62.7 1961–62 250,684 61.6 1962–63 260,772 61.1 * Source: Epitomes of Accounts.
§ Mr. Harperasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, what were the amounts spent in interest charges on housing by the Pontefract Borough Council in each of the years 1950 to 1963; and what these amounts, expressed in terms of percentages, represented of the total yearly outlay on housing for those years.
§ Sir K. JosephThe figures* are as follows:
Year Interest charges on housing Percentage of housing revenue account expenditure £ 1950–51 40,348 48.3 1951–52 42,182 47.9 1952–53 48,751 50.1 1953–54 54,895 51.7 1954–55 59,561 51.4 1955–56 62,164 45.6 1956–57 65,847 49.7 1957–58 72,168 48.9 1958–59 80,393 48.4 1959–60 84,592 46.0 1960–61 89,850 47.1 1961–62 100,199 49.0 1962–63 98,386 46.7 * Source: Epitomes of Accounts.