§ 59. Mr. Mappasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will circulate, in respect of those authorities having long-term slum clearance tasks, details of the numbers of houses estimated to be unfit at the latest available date; what was the percentage of fit to unfit houses in each area; and, on the basis of the latest available information, which authorities qualify for the proposed subsidy grant of £8 or £24.
§ Mr. BrookeThe estimates asked for by the hon. Member in the first part of his Question are given below. With20W regard to the final part, I would refer him to my reply of 21st February to the hon. Member for Fulham (Mr. M. Stewart).
FIGURES RELATING TO HOUSES ESTIMATED TO BE UNFIT IN THE AREAS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES LISTED IN THE APPENDIX TO THE WHITE PAPER ON HOUSING IN ENGLAND AND WALES, CMND. 1290 — Houses estimated remaining unfit at 31st March, 1961 (1) Houses remaining unfit as a percentage of fit houses in the area (2) Ashton-under-Lyne B. 1,408 8.0 Bacup B. 1,958 30.2 Batley B. 3,552 24.4 Bilston B. 1,001 10.9 Birmingham C. B. 42,606 13.2 Bishop Auckland U. D. 1,908 16.7 Bolton C. B. 3,840 6.7 Bootle C. B. 2,280 11.2 Bradford C. B. 4,989 5.0 Brighouse B. 1,114 9.6 Castleford B. 1,249 9.7 Chester C. B. 1,817 10.0 Colne Valley U. D. 976 11.8 Coseley U. D. 1,413 11.4 Crook and Willington U. D. 1,605 18.2 Dukinfield B. 1,043 16.9 Ennerdale R. D. 1,552 17.0 Gateshead C. B. 2,671 7.7 Halifax C. B. 2,487 6.9 Hartlepool B. 708 13.8 Heywood B. 702 8.4 Huddersfield C. B. 2,686 5.8 Hyde B. 1,106 10.0 Kerrier R. D. 1,842 26.7 Kidsgrove U. D. 1,023 18.2 Kingston-upon-Hull C. B. 12,915 14.3 Leeds C. B. 17,114 9.7 Liverpool C. B. 82,338 38.6 Macclesfield B. 3,038 23.1 Manchester C. B. 59,940 29.0 Merthyr Tydfil C. B. 2,427 13.5 Morley B. 2,025 13.6 Oldham C. B. 11,000 24.9 Pembroke B. 1,233 28.0 Preston C. B. 4,691 12.4 Rawtenstall B. 1,072 11.6 Rochdale C. B. 3,985 12.4 St. Helens C. B. 3,310 10.5 Salford C. B. 8,950 17.8 Sheffield C. B. 8,500 4.9 Spenborough B. 828 6.1 Stalybridge B. 1,588 19.6 Stockport C. B. 4,894 9.9 Stockton-on-Tees B. 3,105 13.3 Stoke-on-Trent C. B. 11,557 13.6 Tredegar U. D. 869 15.0 West Bromwich C.B. 2,622 9.2 Wolverhampton C. B. 2,793 6.3 Wrexham R. D. 2,009 19.3 York C. B. 3,478 10.5