HC Deb 03 July 1930 vol 240 cc2162-3W
Mr. HALL-CAINE

asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the development of the Staines, Egham, and Virginia Water areas whereby the trunk road from London to Southampton is obstructed by regional traffic, while on the other hand local and shopping traffic and traders are unduly disturbed by the through traffic, he will enter into negotiations with the county councils of Middlesex and Surrey with a view to arranging for the continuation of the Staines extension of the Great West road to Virginia Water by a new bridge across the river or, alternatively, whether he will invite the London Traffic Advisory Committee to consider and report upon the problem of increased road and bridge facilities in this area?

Mr. HERBERT MORRISON

The road from Bedfont and Staines has been recently widened and reconstructed. The Surrey County Council are now preparing a scheme for a by-pass to avoid Egham, whilst further improvements will shortly be put in hand between Egham and Camberley. These works will improve traffic facilities on this route. I can assure my hon. Friend that the problem of communications in this and other similar areas is the subject of continuous study by my Department and the London Traffic Advisory Committee.

Period. Number of houses completed with State assistance under— Number of houses completed without State assistance.*
Housing, etc., Act, 1923. Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924.
Year ended:
30th September, 1923 … 991 — 52,749
30th September, 1924 … 30,934 — 73,032
30th September, 1925 … 78,409 12,385 66,735
30th September, 1926 … 84,431 46,489 65,689
30th September, 1927 … 115,073 97,316 60,313
30th September, 1928 … 47,969 53,792 64,624
30th September, 1929 … 78,826 53,516 71,083
Six months ended:
31st March, 1930 … — 25,078 53,393
* (1) Houses having a rateable value exceeding £78 (or £105 in the Metropolitan area) are excluded.
(2) The figures given in this column include houses erected by local authorities without State assistance. The number of these houses is ordinarily negligible, but in the half-year ended 31st March. 1930, there were 1,605 such houses, presumably houses which were intended, but were not completed in time, to obtain subsidy under the Act of 1923.