§ 58. Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the average period of time taken from the date of submission by a local authority of a clearance order to the date of its confirmation by him.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe average time from submission to decision is 27 weeks for opposed clearance orders and seven weeks for unopposed clearance orders.
The times for compulsory purchase orders made under Part III of the Housing Act, 1957 are 31 weeks for opposed and 11 weeks for unopposed orders.