§ Sir F. Markhamasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will give particulars, comparable to those given in Appendix XVI of his Department's Report for 1959 relating to new towns, for the expanded towns of Bletchley and Swindon.
§ Mr. H. BrookeNo figures can be given for Swindon and Bletchley which are strictly comparable to those given for new towns. New towns and expanding towns are administered and financed differently, and in the case of expanding towns it is not always possible to distinguish between development and expenditure attributable to town expansion and that undertaken or incurred as part of the ordinary functions of the local authorities. The following tables however indicate as far as possible what development at Swindon and Bletchley is attributable to town development and what grant has been paid to the councils.
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Progress on housing — Dwellings completed during 1959 Total number to 31st December, 1959 Under construction 31st December, 1959 Bletchley … … … … 125 1,201 111 Swindon … … … … 578 3,649 324
New Factories and extensions — Completed during 1959 Total to end of 1959 Number Area Employees Number Area Employees Bletchley … … 3 24,800 60 19 313,208 825 7 exts. 113,770 30 Swindon … … 4 388,845 940 13 1,637,219 7,100
Shops, Churches and Schools — Shops Churches and Church Halls Schools Completed during 1959 Total Completed during 1959 Total Completed during 1959 Total Bletchley … … 10 43 — 4 1 6 Swindon … … — 28 1 6 2 12
Miscellaneous New Buildings — Offices Halls Community Centres Public Houses Fire Stations Police Stations Libraries Health Centres and Clinics Bletchley … … … — 1 — 2 — — 1 — Swindon … … … — 2 — 2 1 — 2 1
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Grants — Housing Subsidies Payments under s. 2 (a) of Town Development Act, 1952 Towards Water and Sewerage Services Totals 1959 Total to end of 1959 1959 Total to end of 1959 1959 Total to end of 1959 1959 Total to end of 1959 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Bletchley … … … 22,467 80,697 3,000 12,094 24,500 203,500 49,967 296,291 Swindon … … … 72,479 232,303 15,500 48,810 115,000 369,800 202,979 650,913