§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of compulsory purchase orders, classified by region, which have been submitted on individual houses for each of the last five years; and how many have been now approved and how many have been turned down.
§ Mr. ChannonThis information is readily available only in respect of compulsory purchase orders made on individual houses under Part V of the Housing Act 1957 and submitted since 1st January 1970. In 80 per cent. of these cases, details of which are given below, there was no objection to acquisition, The final column in the statement includes 15 orders which were withdrawn by the local authority and 26 on which decisions have yet to be announced.
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Region Submitted 1970 Confirmed Rejected Submitted 1971 Confirmed Rejected Submitted 1972 Confirmed Rejected Submitted 1973 to date Confirmed Rejected Balance Northern … 2 2 — 1 1 — — — — 1 — — 1 Yorkshire and Humberside … 6 4 — 10 8 1 — — — 1 — — 4 East Midlands … 1 1 — 3 2 — 1 1 — — — — 1 Eastern Counties … 2 2 — 2 2 — 1 — — — — — 1 London … 4 4 — 11 8 1 25 9 2 7 — — 23 Southern Counties … 3 2 — 1 — — — — — 3 1 — 4 South West … 1 1 — 4 3 — — — — — — — 1 West Midland … 4 3 — 4 3 — 4 1 — 1 — — 6 North West … 9 9 — 2 2 — 1 1 — — — — — South Eastern Counties … 1 1 — — — — 1 1 — — — — — Total … 33 29 — 38 29 2 33 13 2 13 1 — 41