asked the Minister of Health what programmes of slum clearance in the respective Tyneside local authority areas have been adopted; and how many people in each case it is estimated will be rehoused?
Apart from schemes already approved, in regard to which I have given some information in reply to another question by the hon. Member, one scheme is now before me. It was submitted by the Town Council of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and involves the rehousing of 945 persons.
| RETUEN showing progress in connection with slum clearance schemes in the Tyneside area from 1st April, 1925, to 1st January, 1930. | |||||
| Local Authority. | Number of buildings which have been | Number of new dwellings erected. | Number of persons required to be rehoused under each Scheme. | ||
| Acquired for demolition. | Demolished. | ||||
| Wallsend T.C. | … | 165 | 159 | 156 | 723 |
| Gateshead T C. | … | 103 | 103 | 104 | 375 |
| Tynemouth T.C. | … | 42 | 42 | 66 | 347 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne T.C.: | |||||
| Pilgrim Street | … | 44 | 44 | 149 | 790 |
| Prudhoe Street | … | 58 | 58 | 124 | 656 |
| Liverpool Street | … | 79 | 70 | 136 | 702 |
| Sunderland: | |||||
| Flag Lane Area | … | 4 | 2 | 100 | 878 |
| Lawson's Court Area | … | — | — | — | 246 |
| Total | … | 495 | 478 | 835 | 4,717 |
1929 in agricultural parishes in England and Wales, under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924:
asked the Minister of Health how many buildings have been acquired for demolition, how many buildings have been demolished, and new buildings erected in connection with slum clearance schemes since April, 1925, in the Tyneside area; and how many persona formerly living under slum conditions have been rehoused under these schemes?
The information for which the hon. Member asks is given, so far as it is available, in the table appended.