HC Deb 13 May 1924 vol 173 cc1169-70W
Captain TERRELL

asked the Minister of Labour whether any towns are availing themselves of the Government subsidies hitherto sanctioned by the House to clear and rebuild on slum areas; and, if so, which these towns are?

Mr. WHEATLEY

Fifty-seven local authorities have submitted schemes for the improvement of insanitary areas on the basis of financial assistance provided either under the Housing, etc., Act, 1919, or the Housing, etc., Act, 1923. The following is a list of the local authorities in question:

  • Carlisle Town Council.
  • Chester-le-Street Rural District Council.
  • Durham Town Council.
  • Gateshead Town Council.
  • Hartlepool Town Council.
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  • Wallsend Town Council.
  • Bradford Town Council.
  • Barnsley Town Council.
  • Doncaster Town Council.
  • Dewsbury Town Council.
  • Kingston-on-Hull Town Council.
  • Keighley Town Council.
  • Middlesbrough Town Council.
  • Rotherham Town Council.
  • Sheffield Town Council.
  • Scarborough Town Council.
  • Sowerby Bridge Urban District Council.
  • Wakefield Town Council.
  • Burnley Town Council.
  • Eccles Town Council.
  • Liverpool Town Council.
  • Manchester Town Council.
  • Oldham Town Council.
  • Rochdale Town Council.
  • Widnes Town Council.
  • Wallasey Town Council.
  • Pontypool Town Council.
  • Atherstone Rural District.
  • Stoke-on-Trent Town Council.
  • Wednesbury Town Council.
  • West Bromwich Town Council.
  • Wolverhampton Town Council.
  • Worcester Town Council.
  • Chesterfield Town Council.
  • Lincoln Town Council.
  • Mansfield Town Council.
  • Nottingham Town Council.
  • Bristol Town Council.
  • Exeter Town Council.
  • Poole Town Council.
  • Brighton Town Council.
  • Hastings Town Council.
  • Portsmouth Town Council.
  • Bethnal Green Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • City of London.
  • Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • Bermondsey Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • Camberwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • London County Council.
  • Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Stepney Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • St. Pancras Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • Aylesbury Town Council.
  • Hitchin Urban Distrib Council.
  • New Windsor Town Council.
  • Oxford Town Council.
  • Ipswich Town Council.
In addition about 40 local authorities have schemes in course of preparation or under consideration.