Mr. DAVID ADAMSasked the Minister of Health whether he can state the names of any local authorities in England and Wales who have provided community centres or buildings of a 1337W similar type on their housing estates; and whether he is prepared to give approval to applications for loans for this purpose?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEAREFollowing is the answer:
Community centres, public halls or similar buildings in connection with housing schemes, have been or are being built by the following local authorities:
County Boroughs:
- Birmingham.
- Brighton.
- Carlisle.
- Exeter.
- Manchester.
- Sheffield.
- Smethwick.
Borough:
- Southgate.
Urban District Council:
- Slough.
Other authorities have provided facilities of this type in existing buildings, such as former manor houses, on their estates. A number of other proposals are in course of preparation. My right hon. Friend is always prepared to give the most sympathetic consideration to an application for a loan for such a purpose and special steps have recently been taken to bring this fact to the notice of authorities owning large housing estates.
Grants from the Board of Education are also available in respect of the provision by education authorities of juvenile centres.