HC Deb 25 November 1952 vol 508 cc35-6W
93. Mr. Foot

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the total value of the new licences to be issued for reconstruction work in bombed cities in 1953 which will provide for the increase of £2,500,000 in the work actually to be done during that year.

Mr. Marples

About £2½ million.

Dr. King

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will consult the 18 local authorities concerned before he makes a statement on the allocation of the £2,500,000 reconstruction work in 1953 for the 18 bombed cities.

Mr. H. Macmillan

I have not specifically consulted the authorities about the distribution because I have from the cities all relevant information about their needs and programmes and I have taken account of this.

91. Mr. W. R. A. Hudson

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how he proposes to distribute the amount of £4,500,000 among the bombed cities.

92. Mr. Foot

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how soon he will be able to state the number and value of new licences to be issued for reconstruction work, in particular bombed cities, in 1953; and upon what principles the division between particular cities is to be made.

Mr. Marples

As stated in the reply to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton (Mr. J. J. Astor) on 18th November, the Government aim at the completion in the year 1953 of £4½ million of work in the blitzed cities sponsored by my right hon. Friend's Department.

It will be understood that the amount of work, now in course of construction, which will be carried over to 1953 varies from city to city.

Additional authorisations are being distributed in order to secure the completion of new and old work in each city in accordance with the list below. My right hon. Friend is informing the councils concerned accordingly.

City Allocation
£
South Shields … 100,000
Sheffield … 350,000
Hull … 400,000
Great Yarmouth … 25,000
Lowestoft … 25,000
Norwich … 150,000
Portsmouth … 400,000
Southampton … 350,000
Bristol … 350,000
Exeter … 300,000
Plymouth … 400,000
Swansea … 300,000
Birmingham … 250,000
Coventry … 400,000
Liverpool … 300,000
Manchester … 250,000
Canterbury … 100,000
Dover … 50,000
£4,500,000