§ Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs the number of smokeless zones or smoke-control areas in operation; how many premises are involved; what plans there are in this respect in the near future; and in how many areas no action has been taken.
§ Sir K. JosephOn 1st October, 1960, there were 296 smokeless zones or smoke control orders in operation in England and Wales, covering 255,974 premises, and 98 more smoke control orders covering 123,219 premises have been confirmed but were not yet in operation. The plans of local authorities in the black areas were summarised in the Command Paper entitled "Smoke Control (England and Wales)" published in July (Cmnd. 1113). Some 1,270 local authorities have not made smoke control orders, but most of these do not have a major problem of domestic smoke pollution.