§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Minister of Health what number of houses have been dealt with under the clearance orders in 779W Stoke-on-Trent; what number of houses in Hanley, Stoke, Fenton, and Longton, respectively; how many still remain to be dealt with in each place; and within what period is it estimated that they will be dealt with?
§ Sir K. WoodThe number of houses dealt with is given in the Table appended. According to the programme of the Town Council a further 711 houses are still to be dealt with. I have not the information which would enable me to allocate these houses among the districts mentioned by the hon. Member. The programme of the Council provided for completion by the end of 1937.
Following is the table
— Number of houses in confirmed Orders. Number of houses in Orders submitted but not yet confirmed. County Borough (Whole) 2,487 287 Parts of County Borough mentioned in the Question— Hanley 560 287 Stoke 420 Nil Fenton 173 Nil Longton 686 Nil Number of houses demolished in the County Borough by 31st December, 1936, was 1,167.