§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to ensure greater protection for historic landscapes, parks, and gardens, following the Twentieth Report of the Historic Buildings Council for England.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisYes. The Government are supporting the Town and Country Amenities Bill which would require special publicity for development affecting the setting of listed buildings
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STOCK OF DWELLINGS, DECEMBER 1973 Rented from local authorities and new towns Other housing Total thousands thousands per cent, of regional total thousands Northern … … … … 450 740 62 1,190 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 560 1,190 68 1,750 North West … … … … 690 1,720 71 2,410 East Midlands … … … … 350 890 71 1,240 West Midlands … … … … 590 1,190 67 1,780 East Anglia … … … … 170 480 74 650 South East … … … … 1,520 4,610 75 6,130 South West … … … … 320 1,100 77 1,420 Wales … … … … 280 710 72 990 Scotland … … … … 990 860 47 1,850 Northern Ireland … … … 150 320 67 470 United Kingdom … … … 6,070 13,810 69 19,880 Other housing consists almost wholly of owner-occupied and other privately owned dwellings, including those owned by housing associations but includes housing rented or rent free from the Crown. and also enable grants to be made for landscapes and gardens of outstanding historic interest.