§ Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the expenditure during the last convenient financial year on new housing construction by each of the following county boroughs, namely, Bath, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Burnley, Leicester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Preston, Southampton and Southport.
§ Mr. AmeryFollowing are the figures:
Capital Expenditure on New Construction and Works—Housing Revenue Account Services—1969–70 £ thousand Bath … … … 1,394 Blackburn … … … 1,705 Blackpool … … … 266 Bournemouth … … … 489 Bristol … … … 2,906 Burnley … … … 638 Leicester … … … 1,953 Oxford … … … 1,230 Portsmouth … … … 3,560 Preston … … … 385 Southampton … … … 1,763 Southport … … … 60 The figures cover the construction of houses and ancillary buildings under housing powers on local authority housing estates, and site development works, but do not include land.