§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked 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 Howell11,584 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.