§ 87. Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government for how many local authority capital expenditure schemes he has refused sanction under the terms of Circular 42/66 since 20th July and 30th August 1966, respectively.
§ Mr. MacColl83 and 68 respectively.
§ 88. Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made to the value of prospective local authority capital expenditure schemes for which he has refused loan sanction since both 20th July, and 30th August 1966 under the terms of Circular 42/66.
§ Mr. MacCollAbout £6½ million and £6¼ million, respectively.
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§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the individual and overall value of applications for loan sanction for the items specified in Circular 42/66 which came from local authorities in development areas.
§ Mr. MacCollThe information is being assembled and I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for the items specified in Circular 42/66 have come from local authorities in development areas since 20th July and 30th August 1966, respectively; what proportion of these applications has been refused; and for what projects.
§ Mr. MacCollThe information is being assembled and I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for new local government offices, extensions to existing offices and new council suites, respectively, he has approved and how many he has refused since both 20th July and 30th August 1966, respectively; from which local authorities these applications came; and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacColl25 approved and 14 refused since 20th July; 25 approved and 13 refused since 30th August. I am sending the hon. Member the further information requested.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for parks and pleasure grounds, swimming baths, other sports facilities, community centres, theatres and other amenity, cultural, leisure and recreational projects, respectively, he has approved and how many he has refused since both 20th July, 1966, and 30th August, 1966, respectively; from which local authorities these applications came; and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacCollThe total figures in these categories are 165 and 17; and 144 and 175W 12 respectively. I am sending the hon. Member the list.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for schemes for coast protection he has approved and how many he has refused since both 20th July, 1966, and 30th August, 1966, respectively; from which local authorities these applications came; and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacCollNo applications have been refused. I am sending the hon. Member a list of those approved.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for schemes for clean air he has approved and how many he has refused since both 20th July, 1966 and 30th August, 1966, respectively; from which local authorities these applications came; and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacCollNine applications were approved between 20th July, 1966 and 30th August, 1966, and 12 since. I am sending the hon. Member the list. None has been refused.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for schemes for refuse collection he has approved and how many he has refused since both 20th July 1966 and 30th August 1966, respectively; from which local authorities these applications came; and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacCollNine applications were approved between 20th July, 1966 and 30th August, 1966, and 39 since. I am sending the hon. Member the list. None has been refused.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for burial grounds and crematoria he has approved and how many he has refused since both 20th July 1966 and 30th August 1966, respectively; from which local authorities those applications came; 176W and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacCollNo application was approved or refused between 20th July, 1966 and 30th August, 1966.
Twenty-two applications have been approved since 30th August, 1966. None has been refused. I am sending the hon. Member the list.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for loan sanction for rural water and sewerage schemes he has approved and how many he has refused since 20th July, 1966, and 30th August, 1966, respectively; from which local authorities those applications came; and what was the individual and overall value of the applications submitted to him.
§ Mr. MacCollBetween 20th July and 1st November, 95 applications were granted, 72 of them since 30th August. The overall value was £5,251,364.
52 applications were refused, 43 of them since 30th August. The overall value was £2,650,603.
I am sending the hon. Member details of the individual applications.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will give, in tabular form, details of the capital expenditure projects which local authorities have notified to him in accordance with Circular 42/66 that they propose to defer, indicating in which cases loan sanction or formal approval had already been given by his department.
§ Mr. MacCollThe replies to Circular 42/66 from local authorities are not in standard form and do not lend themselves to tabulation.
§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will list the local authorities which have notified his Department in accordance with Circular 42/66 of the results of the reviews of all their capital expenditure schemes; and whether he will itemise the cases in which loan sanction or formal approval had already been given by his Department, but a firm contract had not been placed.
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§ Mr. MacCollSome local authorities have sent a consolidated report. Others have written, or spoken, about individual schemes. It is not practicable to give a comprehensive list. The information asked for in the second part of the question is not available.