RussellMr. asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many residential properties were held on requisition by each Metropolitan borough council on 31st December, 1950, and 31st March, 1951, respectively.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe information requested has been collected from returns received from the local authorities and is as follows:
Metropolitan Borough Council Number of Properties held on requisition at 31st December, 1950 Number of Properties held on requisition at 31st March, 1951 City of London … 32 32 Battersea … 1,949 1,943 Bermondsey … 254 250 Bethnal Green … 465 460 Camberwell … 3,204 3,194 Chelsea … 604 600 Deptford … 1,451 1,449 Finsbury … 488 486 Fulham … 965 965 Greenwich … 1,070 1,063 Hackney … 1,998 ,1984 Hammersmith … 1,027 1,017 Hampstead … 484 483 Holborn … 560 562 Islington … 1,504 1,488 Kensington … 971 941 Lambeth … 2,583 2,580 Lewisham … 2,722 2,702 Paddington … 808 808 Poplar … 995 989 St. Marylebone … 597 596 St. Pancras … 932 900 Shoreditch … 739 740 Southwark … 908 902 Stepney … 2,009 1,983 Stoke Newington … 697 694 Wandsworth … 6,723 6,711 Westminster … 896 875 Woolwich … 832 825 Total … 38,467 38,222
§ Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many residential properties were held on requisition by local authorities in England and Wales on 31st December, 1951; and what was the cost to the Exchequer of 35W these properties during the 12 months immediately preceding that date.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe answer to the first part of the Question is approximately 84,000, and to the second part approximately £7 million per annum.