§ Mr. J. E. B. Hillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the number of children aged under five years, and aged between three and five years, in the 34 urban authorities referred to in Circular 19/68, for each authority separately, who are living in areas of special social need.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesFor the purpose of the Circular, areas of special social need were defined as districts within the areas of the local authorities to whom the Circular was sent, but they were not formally designated as geographical areas. I regret therefore that I cannot supply the information requested.
§ Mr. J. E. B. Hillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set out in tabular form the bids in response to Circular 225/68 received from the 34 urban authorities with areas of special social need, giving the number of further children's homes projected, their estimated capital and recurrent costs and the number of child places so provided.
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§ Mr. Merlyn ReesAs stated in paragraph 5(b) of Circular 225/68, expenditure to be approved on children's homes is restricted, at this stage of the urban programme, to capital expenditure and does not include running costs. The following table gives details of the proposals received so far for capital expenditure.
The proposals are not restricted to new homes. Some provide further places at existing homes, and some concern improvements which do not affect the number of children accommodated.
Authority Estimated cost £ Number of children's homes concerned Estimated number of additional places Birmingham 300,000 9 134 Bootle — — — Bradford 126,814 3 63 Brent 150,000 8 30 Camden 60,000 3 20 Croydon 44,200 7 18 Derby 21,000 2 16 Dewsbury — — — Ealing 27,000 1 14 Gateshead 28,000 1 20 Hackney 356,200 4 80 Hammersmith 316,800 5 100 Haringey 87,950 8 32 Huddersfield 15,000 1 10 Islington 275,010 4 96 Kensington and Chelsea 32,000 1 15 Lambeth 145,350 5 50 Leicester 57,850 2 29 Lewisham 55,460 1 25 Liverpool 182,500 1 50 Manchester 54,000 1 12 Newcastle — — — Newham — — — Nottingham — — — South Shields — — — Southwark 95,000 2 31 Sunderland 190,000 3 55 Tower Hamlets 301,050 10 90 Waltham Forest 100,000 4 48 Wandsworth 100,925 3 40 Warley 60,000 1 16 West Bromwich — — — Westminster 50,450 1 12 Wolverhampton 193,000 5 79 Total 3,425,559 96 1,185