New Towns (Property Occupation)

HC Deb 17 July 1978 vol 954 cc65-6W

Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the

					Housing within the designated area as a whole	Housing on land owned or provided by Development Corporation
					Rented	Owner-occupied	Rented	Owner-occupied
					Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.
CLNT	…	…	…	…	37	63	69	31
Milton Keynes	…	…	…	…	61	39	74	26
Northampton	…	…	…	…	43	57	80	20
Peterborough	…	…	…	…	50	50	80	20
Telford	…	…	…	…	56	44	90	10
Warrington	…	…	…	…	43	57	64	36

Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the forecast for 1980 of the proportion of rented and owner-occupied properties for each third generation new town in the new town area.

Mr. Guy Barnett

For 31st March 1980 the forecast proportions of rented and owner-occupied properties built on land owned or provided by third generation new town development corporations are:

	Rented	Owner-occupied
	Per cent.	Per cent.
CLNT	57	43
Milton Keynes	74	26
Northampton	74	26
Peterborough	76	24
Telford	84	16
Warrington	67	33

Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the proportion of rented and owner-occupied properties for each of the first and second generation new towns as reported in the latest annual return available.

Mr. Guy Barnett

At 31st March 1977 the proportions of rented and owner-occupied properties in the designated area of each of first and second generation new towns was as follows:

proportion of rented and owner-occupied properties for each of the third generation new towns (a) in the whole designated area, and (b) in the new town area, as reported in the latest annual return available.

Mr. Guy Barnett

At 31st March 1977 the proportions of rented and owner-occupied properties in third generation new towns were as follows:

	Rented	Owner-occupied
	Per cent.	Per cent.
Aycliffe	72	28
Basildon	72	28
Bracknell	70	30
Corby	79	21
Harlow	75	25
Peterlee	89	11
Redditch	59	41
Runcorn	69	31
Skelmersdale	83	17
Stevenage	62	38
Washington	72	28
Crawley	58	42
Hatfield	66	34
Hemel Hempstead	60	40
Welwyn Garden City	71	29