HC Deb 19 February 1970 vol 796 c183W
Mr. Christopher Price

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rate rebates were paid in the City of Birmingham in the latest convenient period; and what was their total value.

Mr. Denis Howell

11,584 rate rebates, totalling f108,920, were afforded in

LOCAL AUTHORITY, PRIVATE SECTOR AND OTHER DWELLINGS COMPLETED; SLUM CLEARANCE; EXCESS OF COMPLETIONS OVER SLUM CLEARANCE—1945–1969
BRIGHTON COUNTY BOROUGH
Completions
Years Local Authority Private Other* Total Slum Clearance Excess of Completions over Slum Clearance
1945–1949 1,325 452 1,777 1,777
1950–1954 2,863 1,039 18 3,920 3,920
1955–1959 2,257 2,607 147 5,011 710 4,301
1960 160 508 143 811 73 738
1961 219 428 160 807 107 700
1962 229 446 200 875 308 567
1963 157 318 68 543 119 424
1964 91 327 19 437 117 320
1965 296 367 95 758 82 676
1966 741 351 55 1,147 54 1,093
1967 429 415 90 934 126 808
1968 132 232 103 467 210 257
1969 158 204 3 365 164 252
* Housing Associations only before 1966. Housing Associations and Government Departments since 1966.
† Houses demolished or closed; figures not available before 1955.
The excess of total completions over slum clearance is not the net addition to Brighton's housing stock; there are other factors, including particularly demolitions other than for slum clearance and I regret that no comprehensive information is available for the whole period since 1945.