§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many local housing authorities completed more than 500, and how many more than 1,000 houses in 1966; how many houses per thousand population this figure represented in each case; and which of the housing authorities achieving this level of performance have been named by him as eligible to receive the back-dated housing subsidies.
§ Mr. MellishFifty-three local housing authorities in England completed more than 500 dwellings in 1966 and seventeen of these completed more than 1,000. The rates per thousand population (excluding the Greater London Council) were 4.51 and 5.21 respectively.
The authorities completing more than 500 dwellings in 1966 which are eligible to receive the back-dated housing subsidies, under Clause 1(3)(c) of the Housing Subsidies Bill, are as follows:—
Northern Region
- Gateshead C.B.
Yorkshire and Humberside Region
- Bradford C.B.
- Kingston-upon-Hull C.B.
- Sheffield C.B.
North-West Region
- Stockport C.B.
- Oldham C.B.
- Rochdale C.B.
- Liverpool C.B.
- Manchester C.B.
- Salford C.B.
West Midland Region
- Warley C.B.
- Birmingham C.B.
South-West Region
- Plymouth C.B.
East Anglia Region
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- King's Lynn M.B.
South-East Region
- Greater London Council
- Camden L.B.
- Greenwich L.B.
- Hammersmith L.B.
- Southwark L.B.
- Wandsworth L.B.