§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Minister of Health whether he will state the number of persons whose properties have been acquired by local authorities during the last three years upon payment of site
Local Authority. Scheme. Number of persons who own properties in the area and of any lessees of such properties. Number of persons carrying on businesses in the area. Metropolitan Borough Councils. Bethnal Green Digby Street 13 4 Bermondsey Rotherhithe Street (West). 21 21 Wandsworth Wandsworth Plain 35 28 County Borough Councils. Bristol Dings area 42 13 Exeter No. 4 area reconstruction scheme. 5 6 Ipswich Currier Lane, etc. 55 12 West Bromwich Cooper Hill Street, etc. 32 None so far as is known at present. Borough Council. Wisbech Carpenter's Arms Yard, etc. 17 5 Urban District Council, Knaresborough Beech Hill 6 3
§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Minister of Health what schemes relating to alleged insanitary areas have been submitted for his approval by local authorities during the past five months; and what his decision in each case, respectively has been?
1762Wvalue only under insanitary area schemes, and the number of persons whose businesses have been lost to them during the same period without compensation in consequence of such schemes?
§ Mr. GREENWOODInformation in the form desired by the hon. Member is not available in my Department. The number of buildings of various kinds (including houses, shops, stores, ware houses, &c.) which have been acquired by local authorities during the last three years in connection with approved slum clearance schemes is approximately 6,700.
§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Minister of Health whether he will state the number of persons who own properties in the respective areas represented by local authorities to be insanitary, schemes relating to which have been submitted to him and await his approval, and the number of persons owning businesses in such areas, respectively?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe following statement gives the information desired:
§ Mr. GREENWOODDuring the last five months schemes of this kind have been submitted by the Corporations of Bethnal Green, Bristol, Wandsworth and Wisbech. These schemes are still under consideration.