§ 54. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why he has refused the London Borough of Newham the necessary authority to build their 122W new civic centre; and, as unemployment in the London Borough of Newham has more than doubled since last year and there is a need for work and industry in the borough, if he will reconsider his decision.
§ Mr. Graham PageMore applications were received from London boroughs for supplementary capital allocations to build new civic centres than could reasonably be accommodated within the large projects pool for 1972–73. Those accepted were for schemes in a more advanced state than the Newham proposal. Additional public works of this type have not been approved outside the development and intermediate areas where the problem of unemployment is most acute.