HC Deb 17 June 1965 vol 714 cc113-4W
Mr. Merlyn Rees

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he

DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
For conversion purposes For improvement purposes
To the local authority To housing associations To owner occupiers To other private owners To the local authority To housing associations To owner occupiers To other private owners
1960 143 12 29 28 6 235 278
1961 164 1 16 91 201 241
1962 18 11 26 60 166 155
1963 39 2 20 85 266 358
1964 1 6 36 34 428 538
STANDARD GRANTS
To the local authority To housing associations To owner occupiers To other private owners
1960 82 99
1961 75 24
1962 66 78
1963 84 20
1964 105 57

Mr. Merlyn Rees

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give the annual number of houses cleared by the Leeds Corporation under slum clearance legislation in the quinquennial period 1960–64.

Mr. Mellish

The information is as follows:

Number of houses cleared
1960 2,169*
1961 2,609
1962 2,183
1963 1,732
1964 2,181
* 1960 figure estimated.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give the annual number of housing units built for the Leeds Corporation in the quinquennial period 1960–64.

will give the annual number of house improvement grants made in the city of Leeds in the quinquennial period 1960–64.

Mr. Mellish

Details of the grants made are set out in the tables below:

Mr. Mellish

The information is as follows:

Number of housing units
1960 2,962
1961 1,545
1962 1,273
1963 1,523
1964 2,212

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