§ Lieut. - Colonel Bromley - Davenportasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many applications for improvement grants have been granted by local authorities during 1954 and 1955; how many councils make such grants and how many are unable to do so; and if he is satisfied that the scheme is working satisfactorily.
§ Mr. SandysDuring 1954 grants for 12,774 dwellings were approved by local authorities and in 1955 the number increased to 34,450.
1,257 local authorities have now made these grants leaving only 210 who have not yet done so.
I am reasonably satisfied with the way the grants scheme is working though I would like to see it used still more widely.