HC Deb 26 May 1965 vol 713 cc98-9W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government which local authorities have discontinued their home loan schemes; and why they have done this.

Mr. Crossman

Out of some 1,200 local authorities who have operated home loan schemes in the past I have information that the following have discontinued their schemes, at any rate temporarily, in the past few months. The reasons given have been high interest rates and the need to take stock in view of the number of applications received. The results of the further inquiries I am making of all local housing authorities on this matter are not yet available.

County Borough Councils (6)
Burton-on-Trent. Hastings.
Gateshead. Huddersfield.
Gloucester. Leeds.
Borough Councils (9)
Bridgwater. Hertford.
Dover. Leamington.
Eccles. Sale.
Glossop. Torquay.
Wembley.
Urban District Councils (10)
Benfleet. Exmouth.
Camborne-Redruth. Mangotsfield.
Clevedon. Normanton.
Crawley. Trowbridge.
Dronfield. Ware.
Rural District Councils (11)
Cheltenham. Northwich.
Chesterfield. Ringwood and Fordingbridge.
Clowne.
Clutton. Spalding.
Dover. Thornbury.
Luton. Worthing.