HC Deb 30 October 1969 vol 790 cc3-4W
Mr. Ted Fletcher

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what action he is taking regarding priority housing authorities who are failing to maintain and increase their building programmes.

Mr. Greenwood

My policy continues to be to ensure that the priority areas build to their maximum capacity. I have written to the authorities for the 20 areas listed below which, on present evidence, have reduced their programmes. My hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Secretary will be holding discussions with these authorities. Letters are also being sent to all other priority authorities to ask them to give me their latest estimate of the number of dwellings for which they expect to let contracts in 1969 and 1970. In my view it is necessary for authorities in areas of greatest housing need to mount the biggest housebuilding programmes of which they are capable.

Sunderland. Stockport.
Teesside. Macclesfield.
Kingston-upon-Hull. Plymouth.
Leeds. Brent.
Bradford. Ealing.
Wakefield. Greenwich.
West Bromwich. Hackney.
Oldham. Harrow.
Wallasey. Waltham Forest.
Rochdale. Greater London.

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