§ Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what increase there has been in the number of the insured population living in special development areas in the Northern Region.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerIn the debate on the Northern Region on 19th February, I said that the proportion of the region's insured population living in special development areas was formerly 19.3 per cent. but that the new areas announced
ENGLAND AND WALES Authority Schemes approved Dwellings approved Name of scheme Gross tender price £ Northern Gateshead County Borough 1 120 Springwell Road, Eighton Banks 391,429 Stanley Urban District 1 119 Fines House Farm 521,345 North West Manchester County Borough 1 105 Johnson Street 404,535 West Midlands Stoke-on-Trent County Borough 1 19 Goddard Street, Longton 59,435 Stoke-on-Trent County Borough 1 15 Winchester Avenue 45,279 Stoke-on-Trent County Borough 1 25 Normacot Grange Road, Meir 78,689 Warley County Borough 1 40 Tame Rise 141,879 London Boroughs Barking 1 156 Crown Street 731,937 Southern Counties Reading County Borough 1 21 Surley Row Phase 2 79,881 Southern Eastern Counties Tenterden Rural District 1 4 Swan Estate, Wittersham 10,840 314W
Number of authorities Number of schemes Number of dwellings Gross tender price 8 10 624 £2,465,249 by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer the previous day meant that about 46 per cent. now enjoyed this benefit. I should have made it clear that the later figure related to the new areas only. In all, about 65 per cent. of the insured population of the region now live in special development areas. I much regret that the figure which I gave on 19th February was misleading.