§ Mr. Allasonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether the terms of his Ministry circular 24/67 on the sale of houses are intended to cover sales by the Commission for New 121W Towns and New Town Development Corporations.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonNo.
§ Mr. Allasonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT for each of the new towns in England the total number of dwellings, the number owner-occupied and the number of rented new town dwellings now available for purchase freehold or long leasehold.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonAt the 31st March the figures for houses provided by Development Corporations and the Commission for the New Towns, or on land made available by them, were as follows:
Total number of dwellings Approximate number owner-occupied Number of rented dwellings available for purchase Aycliffe 5,705 190 5,249 Basildon 16,770 880 Under consideration Bracknell 7,743 660 Any rented house Corby 6,992 310 2,000 Crawley 14,017 2,670 850 Harlow 20,692 1,800 125 Hatfield 4,393 490 87 Hemel Hempstead 13,327 1,990 265 Peterlee 6,149 260 Any rented house Redditch 296 — — Runcorn 469 — — Skelmersdale 1,970 110 — Stevenage 16,085 1,420 1,910 Washington 373 10 — Welwyn Garden City 6,442 515 197