§ Mr. Chatawayasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many dwellings were held under requisition in England and Wales; and how many of them were held by each of the metropolitan borough councils, in June, 1955, and at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe latest information available is for 30th September, 1959, and is given below. The figures, which are subject to correction, relate to dwelling units, i.e., houses and flats.
— Number of dwellings under requisition at 6th June, 1955 Number still under requisition at 30th September. 1959 ENGLAND AND WALES 89,539 17,786 METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS Battersea 2,372 250 Bermondsey 298 22 Bethnal Green 531 132 Camberwell 4,901 1,183 Chelsea 1,371 765 Deptford 1,972 495 Finsbury 752 210 Fulham 1,496 707 Greenwich 1,577 539 Hackney 3,282 1,587 Hammersmith 1,506 324 Hampstead 1,364 334 Holborn 904 415 Islington 2,243 339 Kensington 1,318 438 Lambeth 3,351 512 Lewisham 3,145 791 Paddington 2,415 216 Poplar 1,182 187 St. Marylebone 872 258 St. Pancras 1,426 490 Shoreditch 1,037 177 Southwark 1,249 68 Stepney 2,122 428 Stoke Newington 1,056 263 Wandsworth 5,353 1,152 Westminster 1,591 344 Woolwich 779 87 51,465 12,713