§ 76. Mr. Donnellyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will state, for each of the Greater London new towns, the number of houses that have been let in each town since designation; the number of tenants that have been taken directly from the housing lists of London area local authorities; the number of houses in respect of which the exporting authority has made a contribution towards the rate 25W subsidy; and the average amount of contributions so made.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) New Town Total houses and flats let Let to Londoners Let to persons who had unsuccessfully applied to a London Local Authority for a house (included in col. (3)) Houses in respect of which the exporting authority has made a contribution Basildon … 2,277 1,646 989 71 Bracknell … 1,034 886 432 146 Crawley … 4,476 3,980 1,948 435 Harlow … 5,500 4,267 2,352 81 Hemel Hempstead … 4,354 3,749 2,063 414 Stevenage … 3,347 2,674 1,590 333 Welwyn and Hatfield … 2,764 2,082 775 240 Totals … 23,752 19,284 10,149 1,720 1. The above information relates to the position as at 30th June, 1955, the latest date for which returns are available. 2. The reason for the low figures in column (5) is that exporting authorities have contributed to 'he cost of houses in New Towns only during the last two years. 3. The rate of contribution by exporting authorities has been the amount of the statutory rate fund contribution under the Housing Acts at the appropriate time.