§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many authorities in England included in the list of black areas have still not submitted programmes for the establishment of smoke-control areas; and if he will publish a list of such authorities.
§ Mr. MacCollThe following 39 local authorities in the list of black areas have not submitted programmes for the establishment of smoke control areas:
County Boroughs Darlington. South Shields.
Boroughs Bilston. Rowley Regis. Epsom and Ewell.
Urban District Councils Alfreton. Golborne. Ashton in Makeifield. Haydock. Horwich. Aspull. Hoyland Nether. Barrowford. Hucknall. Bedworth. Lees. Blackrod. Kirby-in-Ashfield. Boldon. Longbenton. Brierfield. Mansfield Woodhouse. Conisbrough. Darfield. Maxborough. Darton. Oswaldtwistle. Dearne. Rawmarsh. Denholme. Royston. Dodworth. Ryton. Eastwood. Stanley. Featherstone. Wombwell.
Rural District Councils Basford. Rotherham.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many smoke-control orders have now been made by local authorities in England; how many premises are covered by such orders; and whether he is satisfied with the rate of progress towards completion of the programmes published in Command Paper No. 1890, 1962.
§ Mr. MacCollUp to 31st October, 1965, 1,981 smoke control orders had been made covering 2,630,819 premises. Changes in the supply of smokeless fuels have made it difficult for authorities to keep to their published programmes. Even so, my right hon. Friend is not satisfied with the progress being made by a number of authorities.