§ Mr. Oramasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state the rateable floor space for the London Borough of Newham, at the latest convenient date, subdivided into the three categories of commercial offices, shops and restaurants, and industrial premises; and if he will make a comparison with the corresponding figures for 1967 and with the combined figures for the former county boroughs of East Ham and West Ham in 1954 and 1964.
§ Mr. Denis HowellApproximate figures as at 1st April in the year 1964, 1967 and 1969 for the area which is now the London Borough of Newham are as follows:
London Council, he will show how the rateable floor space at the latest convenient date compares with that for 1954, 1964 and 1967, subdividing the figures into the three categories of commercial offices, shops and restaurants, and industrial premises.
§ Mr. Denis HowellApproximate figures as at 1st April in the years 1964, 1967 and 1969 for the area now covered by the Greater London Council are as follows:
1969 have been derived from the 1967 figures on the basis of information about changes in the intervening years; they are 71W less accurate and should be treated with caution. Totals for 1954 are not available.