Private Street Works

HC Deb 12 February 1957 vol 564 cc156-7W

59. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total demand for loan sanction for private street works from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in the year 1956; and what proportion of it was granted.

Mr. Brooke

£7,120, of which £6,515 was granted.

60. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total demand from local authorities for loan sanction for private street works in the calendar year 1956; and what proportion of it was granted.

Mr. Brooke

The information asked for in the first part of the Question is not available. The total value of loans sanctioned for private street works in 1956 amounted to £869,780.

61. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will now introduce a system of grants to local authorities to enable them to relieve householders of the charges for private street works in cases where it is unreasonable to impose such charges on individual citizens.

Mr. Brooke

No.