§ 82. Mrs. Braddockasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the unanimous opinion of the Liverpool City Council, of which an account has been given him by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Exchange, with reference to his refusal to consider Kirkby, Liverpool, as a new town in order to attract subsidy under the Housing Subsidies Act, 1956, and his further decision to grant the status of an urban district to Kirkby; and whether he intends to reconsider his decision regarding the granting of the subsidy.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI was unable to accept Liverpool's application for the special rate of subsidy mainly because so much of the work at Kirkby was done before the Housing Subsidies Act, 1956, took effect. I came to that conclusion after careful consideration, and after I had received a deputation from the council. There are no grounds on which I could alter my decision.
§ 87. Mr. Loganasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, in view of his refusal to grant a subsidy on certain houses built by Liverpool Corporation in Kirkby, what was the amount of the subsidy involved.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe Liverpool Corporation wanted the "overspill" subsidy provided by the 1956 Act for these houses; that would amount to £24 per annum for 60 years. Though I could not agree that that was appropriate, my132W opinion does not necessarily mean that the houses will attract no subsidy at all. Any of the houses used to replace slum houses will be eligible for the slum clearance subsidy of £22 1s. per annum, while all one-bedroom dwellings will in any event be entitled to the general needs subsidy of £10 per annum.