§ 79. Mr. Whitlockasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what is the total number of staff employed on house administration by each new town development corporation; what is the number of houses owned by each corporation: and the average number of houses on the rent collectors' rolls.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe following is the Answer:
Development Corporation Staff employed in Housing Dept. (a) Number of houses owned by Development Corporation Average number of houses on rent collectors' roll (b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Aycliffe 14 3,376 555 Basildon 53 9,131 507 Bracknell 19 4,068 423 Corby 12 3,487 589 Crawley 49 10,765 650 Cwmbran 17 3,933 472 Harlow 62 12,571 529 Hatfield 10 2,497 1,071 Hemel Hempstead 36 9,193 450 Peterlee 18 3,427 428 Stevenage 48 9,041 532 Welwyn Garden City 22 5,273 871 Notes:
(a) Excluding staff engaged on maintenance and repair work.
(b) (i) In some towns no staff are engaged full time in rent-collecting.
(ii) In most towns some rents are paid by cheque or in cash at the corporations' neighbourhood or main offices but the number varies widely from town to town
(iii) In some towns rents are collected weekly in others fortnightly. The figures given relate, as far as possible to the number of houses from which rent is collected each week by one collector.
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§ 80. Mr. Whitlockasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the cost of administration on housing, including central establishment charges, of each new town development corporation during the last financial year; and what was the cost of such administration, per
— 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 Housing Outgoings Dwellings completed Amount per House Housing Outgoings Dwellings completed Amount per House Housing Outgoings Dwellings completed Amount per House (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) £ £ £ £ £ £ Aycliffe 61,717 2,950 20.92 61,517 3,151 19.53 61,402 3,301 18.6 Basildon 129,274 6,051 21.35 141,868 7,318 19.41 152,548 8,336 18.29 Bracknell 49,601 2,642 18.78 68,072 3,583 18.99 83,131 4,023 20.66 Corby 41,506 2,445 16.97 50,891 2,931 17.36 58,688 3,346 17.54 Crawley 164,897 9,377 17.58 197,06 9,700 20.32 239,180 10,281 23.26 Cwmbran 54,764 2,979 18.38 59,365 3,501 16.95 78,810 3,956 19.93 Harlow 226,657 10,520 21.52 262,213 11,582 22.64 295,242 12,638 23.38 Hatfield 43,630 2,297 18.99 75,541* 2,335 32.34 49,398 2,497 19.78 Hemel Hempstead 175,346 7,286 24.06 194,619 7,878 24.7 206,313 8,594 24.01 Peterlee 55,749 2,767 20.15 61,628 3,131 19.69 67,764 3,403 19.91 Stevenage 155,18 6,707 23.14 198,169 7,853 25.23 221,238 8,783 25.19 Welwyn 113,613t 3,237 35.1 104,109† 3,612 28.82 109,746† 3,858 28.43 * Includes a special additional provision for repairs and maintenance. † Allowance for repairs and maintenance higher than in other new towns, owing to the number of pre-war houses taken over from the Welwyn Garden City Development Company.