HC Deb 02 July 1979 vol 969 cc412-3W
Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many operatives and professional, clerical and administrative staff were employed in local authority direct labour building departments in April 1978 on (a) new housing, (b) other new work (c) housing repairs and maintenance and (d) new housing repairs and maintenance.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

This information is as follows:

OPERATIVES EMPLOYED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON CONSTRUCTION WORK, GREAT BRITAIN, APRIL 1978
New work:
Housing 10,139
Non-housing 10,773
Repairs and maintenance:
Housing 73,592
Non-housing 68,271
All operatives 162,775

Local authorities employed 85,459 administrative, professional, technical and clerical staff on the design, management and control of construction work which may be carried out either by direct labour or by contractors.

Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether he will list the local authorities which have received loan sanction to build dwellings by direct labour since 21 July 1978, naming the scheme in each case, the gross tender price and the number of dwellings involved;

(2) whether any local authorities have received loan sanction since 21 July 1978 to build dwellings for sale by direct labour, and, if so, whether he will name the scheme in each case, the gross tender price and the number of dwellings involved.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsburg

Information available to the Department from 21 July 1978 to 25 June 1979 follows. None of

the schemes listed contained dwellings for sales.

DIRECT LABOUR HOUSING SCHEMES—ENGLAND: 21 JULY 1978 TO 25 JUNE 1979
Local Authority Name of scheme Tender price Number of dwellings
£
Darlington Hargreave Terrace 1,257,000 121
Derwentside Dipton 293,000 33
Durham Hill View and Fair View 159,000 12
Gateshead Windy Look, Phase II 1,053,000 85
Thames Street 414,000 38
South Tyneside Stanhope Road 363,000 28
Salem Street, Phase III 294,000 20
Kingston Upon Hull Park Street, Clarendon Street 951,000 100
Sheffield Spinkhill Avenue, Phase II 530,000 58
Derby Sinfin Moor, Phase 6A 502,000 55
Kettering Highfield Road, Phase VI 631,000 59
Lincoln Occupation Road 42,000 4
Good Lane 46,000 4
Colchester Heather Close 110,000 10
Shrub End Road 346,000 33
Harlow Chapelfields 206,000 15
Brent Barry Road, Stage 2 509,000 35
Hackney 92–116 Richmond Road 254,000 15
Reading Orts Road, Phase III 450,000 33
Sandwell Tantany West Bromwich 161,000 16
Walsall Woodsbank Terrace 352,000 34
Burnley Marles Street 273,000 24
Butler Street 119,000 10
Manchester Acroyd Street, Openshaw 1,566,000 132
Grover Lane 247,000 21
Copson Street 746,000 66
Halliwell Lane 4,530,000 402
Albert Grove 1,192,000 95
Brownley Road, Wythenshawe 217,000 20
Kenyon Lane 537,000 56
St. Helens Westfield, Phase 2 404,000 31