HC Deb 18 May 1961 vol 640 c169W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is satisfied with the speed at which housing demolition under the Housing Act, 1957, and the provision of new houses or flats, are being carried out; what recent action has been taken to speed up the demolition and provision of new houses; and if he will publish in tabular form evidence of the progress made by cities with populations of over 200,000.

SLUM CLEARANCE PROGRESS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 200,000
Local Authority Number of houses estimated to be unfit in 1955 or subsequently Number of houses demolished or closed 1.1.55 to 31.3.61 under Parts II and III of the Housing Act, 1957 Estimated Number of houses in confirmed orders under Part III of the Housing Act, 1957 awaiting clearance
Birmingham C.B. 50,250 7,644 7,266*
Bradford C.B. 11,148 3,850 1,587
Bristol C.B. 10,000 3,049 1,916
Cardiff C.B. 2,492 395 231
Coventry C.B. 1,678 840 93
Croydon C.B. 705 126
Harrow B. 577 162 39
Kingston upon Hull C.B. 14,768 1,853 819*
Leeds C.B. 22,500 5,386 6,832*
Leicester C.B. 10,952 4,109 794
Liverpool C.B. 88,233 5,895 3,003*
Manchester C.B. 68,000 8,060 1,448*
Newcastle upon Tyne C.B. 4,645 1,990 532
Nottingham C.B. 2,690 1,401 1,582
Plymouth C.B. 1,500 1,005 282
Portsmouth C.B. 3,041 871 964
Sheffield C.B. 13,500 4,268 1,075*
Southampton C.B. 3,327 1,185 350
Stoke on Trent C.B. 12,000 4,443 776
L.C.C. and Metropolitan Boroughs 20,993 17,892 3,650
* Indicates that the figure includes houses retained for temporary accommodation under Section 48 of the Housing Act, 1957.

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