§ 62. Mr. M. Stewartasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will publish a table showing, for the latest convenient date, the names of local authorities having requisitioned houses in their possession, the number of such houses in the possession of each authority, and the number of such houses of which each authority expects to be in possession on 31st March, 1960.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe table below gives the information asked for in the first two parts of the Question. As to the third part, while it is impossible to be certain how many of these houses authorities will still hold on 31st March, I understand that all but a few of the authorities106W involved expect to have completed de-requisitioning by that date or very shortly thereafter.
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Requisitioned Premises held at 31st December, 1959 Local Authority Properties Dwellings Northern Region Gateshead C.B. 2 3 Kendal B. 2 2 Sunderland C.B. 1 2 Wigton R.D. 1 1 East and West Ridings Region Hull C.B. 26 26 North Midland Region Bakewell U.D. 3 3 Brackley R.D. 2 2 Loughborough B. 1 8 Skegness U.D. 1 1 Towcester R.D. 1 1 Wellingborough U.D. 1 1 Eastern Region Billericay U.D. now Basildon U.D. 1 1 Braintree R.D. 1 2 Brightlingsea U.D. 1 1 Felixstowe 6 6 Hemel Hempstead B. 1 1 Letchworth U.D. 2 2 Mildenhall R.D. 1 1 Romford B. 8 8 St. Albans B. 6 6 Sheringham U.D. 2 2 Southend C.B. 90 100 Thedwastre R.D. 2 1 Watford B. 1 9 Watford R.D. 1 4 Woodbridge U.D. 2 2 London Region Metropolitan Boroughs Battersea 111 164 Bermondsey 11 11 Bethnal Green 65 105 Camberwell 548 960 Chelsea 238 689 Deptford 268 382 Finsbury 128 199 Fulham 340 620 Greenwich 203 397 Hackney 683 1,314 Hammersmith 87 186 Hampstead 79 273 Holborn 116 375 Islington 121 281 Kensington 52 285 Lambeth 214 330 Lewisham 443 612 Paddington 65 149 Poplar 79 102 St. Marylebone 116 199 St. Pancras 196 404 Shoreditch 92 145 Southwark 14 25 Stepney 271 398 Stoke Newington 113 192 Wandsworth 470 868 Westminster 117 308 Woolwich 21 35
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Requisitioned Premises held at 31st December 1959 Local Authority Properties Dwellings London County Council 11 — Outer London Acton B. 112 159 Banstead U.D. 3 9 Barking B. 6 6 Beckenham B. 6 9 Beddington and Wallington B. 3 3 Bexley B. 13 13 Brentford and Chiswick B. 89 154 Bromley B. 50 96 Bushey U.D. 2 5 Carshalton U.D. 4 9 Chigwell U.D. 14 25 Chislehurst and Sidcup U.D. 4 18 Coulsdon and purley U.D. 23 30 Croydon C.B. 7 25 Dagenham B. 1 1 Ealing B. 80 107 East Barnet U.D. 32 55 East Ham C.B. 139 142 Edmonton B. 61 67 Elstree R.D 7 7 Enfield B. 16 40 Epsom and Ewell B. 6 15 Esher U.D. 18 39 Feltham U.D. 6 7 Finchley B. 39 51 Friern Barnet U.D 2 2 Harrow B. 41 45 Hayes and Harlington U.D. 5 5 Hendon B. 2 9 Heston and Isleworth B. 16 34 Hornsey B. 36 73 Ilford B. 3 2 Kingston-upon-Thames B. 1 1 Leyton B. 51 70 Malden and Coombe B. 15 32 Mitcham B. 50 55 Orpington U.D. 2 25 Penge U.D. 30 46 Southall B. 11 22 Southgate B. 21 44 Staines U.D. 2 2 Sunbury-on-Thames U.D. 5 5 Surbiton B 9 31 Sutton and Cheam B. 1 1 Tottenham B. 97 130 Twickenham B. 2 5 Walthamstow B. 12 17 Wanstead and Woodford B. 9 26 Wembley B. 1 1 West Ham C.B. 237 347 Willesden B. 183 332 Wimbledon B. 52 151 Wood Green B. 14 30 Southern Region Abingdon B. 1 1 Bournemouth C.B. 1 1 Newbury B. 3 4 Portsmouth C.B. 2 2
Requisitioned Premises held at 31st December 1959 Local Authority Properties Dwellings South Western Region Axbridge R. D. 2 2 Bristol C.B. 15 15 Cammborne-Redruth U.D. 4 4 Clevedon U.D. 1 1 Exeter C.B. 19 22 Ilminster U.D. 1 2 Marlborough and Ramsbury, R.D. 2 2 Newent R.D. 2 2 Okehampton B. 4 4 Plymouth C.B. 2 2 Truro B. 1 1 Wincanton R.D. 1 1 Midland Region Birmingham C.B. 92 122 North Western Region Birkenhead C.B. 4 4 Bootle C.B. 43 50 Crosby B. 5 5 Liverpool C.B. 166 180 Manchester C.B. 3 4 Salford C.B. 89 119 South Eastern Region Burgess Hill U.D. 1 1 Caterham and Warlingham U.D. 4 4 Cuckfield R,D. 2 3 Eastbourne C.B. 1 1 Folkestone B. 20 20 Guildford R.D. 1 4 Hastings C.B. 2 2 Herne Bay U.D. 1 1 Hove B. 1 4 Lewes B. 1 1 Margate B. 1 3 Midhurst R.D. 1 1 Newhaven U.D. 1 1 Reigate B. 2 2 WALES Abergavenny B. 1 3 Abergaell U.D. 5 5 Abertillery U.D. 3 4 Aberysrtwyth R.D. 1 1 Carnarvon B. 4 4 Llanelly R.D. 1 1 Llandilo R.D. 1 1 Machynlleth U.D. 2 2 Penarth U.D. 1 2 Pontardawe R,D. 1 1 Rhondda B. 2 2 TOTAL, England and Wales 7,613 13,462