HC Deb 11 June 1941 vol 372 cc205-6W
Mr. Doland

asked the Minister of Supply whether he will indicate the result of salvage work for each Metropolitan Borough and for the large cities outside London, respectively, for the months of April, May and June?

Sir A. Duncan

I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate in the official report the figures for May and June as they become available. The following table shows for each of the Metropolitan Boroughs and the larger cities outside London the value of the sales of salvage materials for the month of April, 1941. These figures do not include material collected and sold by voluntary organisations or merchants.

Metropolitan boroughs. Value.
£
Battersea 135
Bermondsey 388
Bethnal Green 184
Camberwell 238
Chelsea 38
Deptford 145
Finsbury 406
Fulham 549
Greenwich 159
Hackney 548
Hammersmith 270
Hampstead 364
Holborn 181
Islington and Stoke Newington 1,015
Kensington 529
Lambeth 173
Lewisham. 339
Paddington. 524
Poplar 1,039
St. Marylebone 404
St. Pancras 735
Shoreditch 148
Southwark 706
Stepney 83
Wandsworth 277
Westminster, City of 788
Woolwich 314
Total £10,679

The corresponding totals for previous months were: —
February £12,648
March £11,968
Large Cities Outside London. Value.
£
Glasgow 7,273
Birmingham 7,930
Liverpool 2,987
Manchester 5,149
Sheffield 5,9O3
Leeds 3,301
Edinburgh 6,630
Bristol 2,488
Total £41,661

The. corresponding totals for previous months were: —
February £43,007
March £41,036