82. Sir D. Glover askedthe 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. MacCollLocal authorities in England and Wales have built 44 53W 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