HC Deb 07 June 1978 vol 951 c185W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment which of the 14 districts and London boroughs designated under the Inner Urban Areas Bill, other than partnership and programme authorities, were previously designated as housing stress areas; and which received assistance under the inner cities construction package programme.

Mr. Armstrong

Of the 14 further districts to be designated, other than the partnership and programme authorities, the following were housing stress areas:

Hartlepool Rotherham
Blackburn Sandwell
Rochdale Brent
Wigan Ealing
Barnsley Haringey
Doncaster Wandsworth

The following of the 14 districts received assistance under the inner cities construction package:

Rochdale Brent
Sefton Haringey
St. Helens Wandsworth
Sandwell