§ Mr. Reynoldsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many houses and flats were built during each year from 1953 to 1961 by each new town development corporation; how many were under construction on 31st March of each year, including 31st March, 1962; and how many are expected to be completed during 1962 and 1963.
Dr. HillThe figures are as follows:
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NUMBER OF DWELLINGS COMPLETED (OR ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED) BY NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL YEARS 1952–3–1963–4 AND NUMBER UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT 31ST MARCH Town Year Completed Under Construction Basildon … 1952–3 517 331 1953–4 540 449 1954–5 832 877 1955–6 1,172 1,295 1956–7 1,517 1,304 1957–8 1,297 1,287 1958–9 1,267 1,074 1959–60 1,018 1,416 1960–1 1,143 1,636 1961–2 1,047 873 1962–3 (estimated) 850 — 1963–4 (estimated) 850 — Bracknell … 1952–3 146 257 1953–4 231 653 1954–5 540 685 1955–6 421 845 1956–7 659 547 1957–8 590 1,047 1958–9 918 466 1959–60 440 540 1960–1 312 472 1961–2 441 292 1962–3 (estimated) 300 — 1963–4 (estimated) 350 — Corby … 1952–3 180 380 1953–4 388 249 1954–5 355 549 1955–6 407 755 1956–7 554 646 1957–8 562 429 121W
Town Year Completed Under Construction 1958–9 485 455 1959–60 415 366 1960–1 383 678 1961–2 457 579 1962–3 (estimated) 450 — 1963–4 (estimated) 450 — Crawley 1952–3 922 1,076 1953–4 1,203 1,482 1954–5 1,576 779 1955–6 1,147 1,729 1956–7 1,862 1,772 1957–8 1,861 247 1958–9 416 519 1959–60 524 480 1960–1 480 99 1961–2 99 407 1962–3 (estimated) 150 — 1963–4 (estimated) 400 — Cwmbran 1952–3 294 163 1953–4 262 640 1954–5 710 695 1955–6 461 808 1956–7 680 682 1957–8 562 569 1958–9 483 495 1959–60 446 453 1960–1 451 352 1961–2 115 287 1962–3 (estimated) 250 — 1963–4 (estimated) 350 — Harlow 1952–3 1,325 1,302 1953–4 1,679 2,203 1954–5 1,977 934 1955–6 1,459 1,678 1956–7 1,557 1,823 1957–8 1,610 1,038 1958–9 1,028 918 1959–60 1,014 1,140 1960–1 868 1,097 1961–2 950 807 1962–3 (estimated) 800 — 1963–4 (estimated) 600 — Hatfield 1952–3 337 354 1953–4 364 401 1954–5 420 63 1955–6 158 748 1956–7 766 143 1957–8 166 22 1958–9 38 262 1959–60 168 407 1960–1 319 418 1961–2 323 259 1962–3 (estimated) 200 — 1963–4 (estimated) 300 —
Town Year Completed Under Construction Hemel 1952–3 1,083 1,190 Hempstead 1953–4 1,142 1,015 1954–5 928 1,238 1955–6 962 1,785 1956–7 1,448 826 1957–8 740 696 1958–9 574 830 1959–60 716 1,066 1960–1 662 1,162 1961–2 699 823 1962–3 (estimated) 650 — 1963–4 (estimated) 500 — Newton 1952–3 434 459 Aycliffe 1953–4 569 436 1954–5 590 246 1955–6 343 157 1956–7 199 291 1957–8 373 154 1958–9 202 82 1959–60 150 367 1960–1 304 323 1961–2 291 216 1962–3 (estimated) 200 — 1963–4 (estimated) 250 — Peterlee 1952–3 510 274 1953–4 589 244 1954–5 310 335 1955–6 604 314 1956–7 352 51 1957–8 112 355 1958–9 343 500 1959–60 280 426 1960–1 255 317 1961–2 324 177 1962–3 (estimated) 200 — 1963–4 (estimated) 300 — Stevenage 1952–3 700 844 1953–4 855 1,751 1954–5 1,253 1,871 1955–6 1,086 1,671 1956–7 1,282 1,039 1957–8 1,055 1,086 1958–9 1,147 1,146 1959–60 970 1,014 1960–1 943 758 1961–2 512 1,464 1962–3 (estimated) 1,100 — 1963–4 (estimated) 900 — Welwyn 1952–3 378 488 Garden City 1953–4 465 548 1954–5 563 713 1955–6 693 568 1956–7 514 404 1957–8 448 345 1958–9 375 253 1959–60 255 626 1960–1 381 642 1961–2 371 447 1961–2 (estimated) 400 — 1963–4 (estimated) 350 —