§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the number of schemes for central redevelopment approved since 1951 to the latest convenient date; and what is the number of applications at present under consideration by him;
(2) if he will publish a list of those towns for which central redevelopment schemes have been approved, together with the number of schemes so approved for each town, and a further list showing those towns for which schemes have been submitted but not yet approved, together with the number of schemes submitted and not yet approved for each town.
§ Mr. NobleNot all schemes of central redevelopment require my consent, but comprehensive development proposals submitted as part of, or amendments to, development plans with the object of renewing areas of bad layout and obsolete development do. Ninety-five such schemes have been approved, all since 193W 1951; 13 more are under consideration. Details of these are as follows:
194W
Town Number approved Number under consideration Alexandria … 1 — Alloa … 5 — Alva … 1 — Arbroath … 2 — Auchtermuchty … 2 — Barrhead … 1 — Burntisland … 2 — Cambuslang … 4 — Ceres … 1 — Clackmannan … 1 — Clydebank … 1 — Coalsnaughton … 1 — Coatbridge … 1 — Cowdenbeath … 2 — Culross … 1 — Cupar … 1 — Dalkeith … — 1 Dumfries … 3 — Dundee … 7 1 Edinburgh … 4 1 Falkirk … 1 — Falkland … 1 — Glasgow … 3* 1 Grangemouth … — 1 Greenock … 3 1 Haddington … 2 — Hamilton … 2 — Inverkeithing … 1 — Kennoway … 2 — Kilmarnock … 1 — Kilsyth … 1 — Kilwinning … 1 — Kincardine … 1 — Kinghorn … 2 — Kirkcaldy … 1 1 Kirkwall … — 4 Leven … 3 — Linlithgow … 1 — Lochgelly … 2 — Macmerry … — 1 Methilhill … 1 — Motherwell … 1 — Musselburgh … 1 — Newburgh … 1 — North Queensferry … 1 — Old Kilpatrick … 1 — Paisley … 7 — Pittenweem … 1 — Port Glasgow … 1 — Prestwick … 1 — Redding … 1 — Renfrew … — 1 Rutherglen … 1 — Sauchie … 1 — Strathmiglo … 1 — Tayport … 2 — Tillicoultry … 1 — Tranent … 1 — Tullibody … 1 — … 95 13 * In addition 25 outline comprehensive development areas are to be approved in the Quinquennial Review of the Glasgow Development Plan.
§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent by local authorities in Scotland, during each of the years ended 31st March from 1952 to 1962, on acquiring and clearing land in central redevelopment areas.
§ Mr. NobleThe best information available to me on capital expenditure by local authorities for acquisition and clearance of land for central redevelopment comes from records of consents given for borrowing. The amounts for which loan sanction for these purposes was granted during the period in question were:
£ 1951–54 … … … Nil 1954–55 … … … 4,875 1955–56 … … … 65,983 1956–57 … … … 73,441 1957–58 … … … 48,223 1958–59 … … … 2,052,046 1959–60 … … … 386,538 1960–61 … … … 1,005,894 1961–62 … … … 1,027,751