HC Deb 15 December 1964 vol 704 cc52-3W
82. Sir D. Glover asked

the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many swiming baths have been built since the war; where they are; what was their cost; and what was the amount of grant each authority received towards their cost.

Mr. MacColl

Local authorities in England and Wales have built 44 swimming baths since the war with loan consent from the Department. No specific grants towards the cost were paid by the Exchequer.

A list of the local authority areas concerned and the estimated cost of the baths when approved for loan sanction are as follows:

Local Authority Area England Estimated Cost at Time of Approval (to nearest £1,000)
£
Bilston Borough 282,000
Birmingham County Borough 323,000
Boston Borough 48,000
Bridgwater Borough 102,000
Brierley Hill Urban District. 113,000
Bristol County Borough 152,000
Cambridge Borough 256,000
Consett Urban District 154,000
Coseley Urban District 244,000
Crawley Urban District 215,000
Crosby Borough 288,000
Croydon County Borough 138,000
Ecclesfield Parish 79,000
Eston Urban District 147,000
Felling Urban District 238,000
Grimsby County Borough 289,000
Halesowen Borough 194,000
Hampstead Metropolitan Borough. 1,125,000
Harlow Urban District 160,000
Hertford Borough 61,000
High Wycombe Borough 88,000
Hornchurch Urban District 155,000
Islington Metropolitan Borough. 451,000
Kingswood Urban District joint scheme 162,000
Mangotsfield Urban District
Manchester County Borough 278,000
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Borough. 265,000
New Windsor Borough 157,000
Norwich County Borough 141,000
Portsmouth County Borough. 307,000
Prudhoe Urban District 61,000
Ruislip-Northwood Urban District. 358,000
Southampton County Borough 523,000
Stevenage Urban District. 182,000
Thurrock Urban District 391,000
Tyldesley Urban District 65,000
Walsall County Borough 350,000
Welwyn Garden City Urban District. 54,000
West Bromwich County Borough. 252,000
Widnes Borough 169,000
Wales
Cardiff County Borough 728,000
Connahs Quay Urban District. 85,000
Llanelly Borough 195,000
Neath Borough 158,000
Neath Higher Parish 24,000