§ Colonel J. R. H. Hutchisonasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will state up-to-date figures in respect of each of the severely bombed cities and towns, in which cases declaratory orders under the Town and Country Planning Acts, 1944 and 1947, have already been made; the acreage in each case covered by such orders; and, in connection with these declaratory orders, the number of compulsory purchase orders made to date, excluding overspill areas, and the total acreage covered by such orders.
§ Mr. SilkinThe following statement sets out the position to date:
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II—Provincial Cities and Towns Name of Local Authority Declaratory Orders made Compulsory Purchase Orders confirmed Number Approximate Acreage Number Approximate Acreage BootleC.B … … 2 116 — — Bristol C.B … … 1 247 1 4½ Coventry C.B … … 1 274 8 7 Deal B … … 1 4 — — Dover B … … 1 143 2 28 Exeter C.B … … 1 75 2 66 Gainsborough B. … … 1 3 — — Great Yarmouth C.B … … 1 35 1 ½ Grimsby C.B … … 2 56 — — Kingston-upon-Hull C.B. … … 4 278 — — Liverpool C.B … … 1 46 — — Manchester C.B. … … 6 106 — — Norwich C.B … … 1 41 — — Nuneaton C.B … … 2 33 — — Plymouth C.B … … 7 415 8 144½ Portsmouth C.B … … 1 430 4 15½ Salford C.B … … 3 17 — — Sheffield C.B … … 1* 85 — — Southampton C.B … … 1 261 4 7½ South Shields C.B … … 1 13 1 3 Swansea C.B … … 1 134 1 26 Teignmouth U.D … … 1* 14 — — Torpoint U.D … … 1 5 — — Wallasey C.B … … 1 21 — — Weymouth & Melcombe Regis B. … … 1 24 1 10½ Weston-super-Mare B. … … 1 7 — — 45 2,883 33 313 * Including Declaratory Orders in respect of which a formal Order has not yet been issued, but the Local Authority has been informed under Section (9) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947 of the area to be designated.