§ Mr. Hayasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many dwellings are still held by local authorities on requisition; how many of these are in the different metropolitan boroughs; how many are in cities with populations of 500,000 or more; and how many dwellings have been released in the past year.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe latest information available, at 31st October, 1957, is given below. The figures are subject to correction.
1. Dwellings held on requisition in England and Wales 44,118 2. Dwellings held by metropolitan boroughs 27,891 Individual metropolitan borough details as follows: Battersea 804 Bermondsey 73 Bethnal Green 260 Camberwell 2,647 Chelsea 1,064 Deptford 847 Finsbury 380 Fulham 1,062 Greenwich 910 Hackney 2,132 Hammersmith 834 Hampstead 906 Holborn 613 Islington 1,118 Kensington 771 Lambeth 2,019 Lewisham 1,641 Paddington 1,535 Poplar 646 St. Marylebone 679 St. Pancras 871 Shoreditch 422 Southwark 291 Stepney 1,044 Stoke Newington 679 Wandsworth 2,306 Westminster 946 Woolwich 391 3. Dwellings held on requisition by cities with populations of 500,000 or more: Birmingham 895 Liverpool 855 Manchester 97 4. Dwellings released from 1st November, 1956, to 31st October, 1957 12,676