§ Mr. Sumnerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what grant he has made in each of the past five years for making up private streets for adoption within the Orpington urban district; what mileage has been made up; and what is the current programme.
§ Mr. BrookeI regret that the full information desired by my hon. Friend is not readily available. Loan sanctions for private street works in the last five years have been as follows:
£ 1956 … … … 100,724 1957 … … … 78,383 1958 … … … 73,653 1959 … … … 198,916 1960 … … … 39,717 1961 to date … … … 29,140 In the period 1st April, 1956, to 31st December, 1959, the mileage made up was 8.3.
In connection with the examination of the working of the private street works arrangements a year ago, the council said that they intended in the next ten years to make up 200 streets with a mileage of 36½.