HC Deb 05 May 1970 vol 801 cc81-2W
Mr. Brooks

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will obtain and publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, for the Birkenhead County Borough and the Bebington Municipal Borough, respectively, the numbers of council house applicants recorded in each of the past six years, and the numbers of families who moved into council dwellings during each of those years.

Mr. Freeson:

The keeping of waiting lists and selection of tenants are vested

Name of rink Rating authority Rates payable
The Silver Blades Ice Rink Lambeth London Borough 7,133
The Richmond Ice Rink (Sportsdrome Ltd.) Richmond London Borough 3,292
Queens Ice Skating Club City of Westminster 4,055
Silver Blades Ice Rink Birmingham County Borough 6,376
The Westover Ice Rink Bournemouth County Borough 4,110
Silver Blades Ice Rink Ltd Bradford County Borough 8,136
Silver Blades Ice Rink Liverpool County Borough 2,452
Nottingham Ice Stadium Nottingham County Borough 3,459
Mecca Silver Blades Sheffield County Borough 7,286
J. H. Smith (Hale) Ltd Solihull County Borough 3,107
Top Rank Dancing and Bowling Ltd. Southampton County Borough 3,362
Sports Forum Teesside County Borough 4,041
Bearwood Ice Rink Ltd. Warley County Borough 2,106
Altrincham Ice Rink Co. Ltd. Altrincham Borough Council 2,854
Durham Ice and Sports Stadiums Ltd. Durham Borough Council 1,082
Freshfield Winter Sports Club Ltd Formby Urban District Council 391
Total 63,242

Separate figures are not available for the following rinks, which are rated as parts of larger hereditaments:

  • Whitley Bay Ice Rink.
  • Empire Pool, Wembley.
  • Top Rank, Brighton.
  • The Silver Blades Ice Rink, Bristol.
  • The Ice Dome, Blackpool.

in local authorities alone under Section 111 of the Housing Act, 1957. My hon. Friend should be able to get the data he wants from the two local authorities concerned, as I would expect it to be public information.