asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give the number and names of the local authorities that have made use of the Street Playgrounds Act, 1938.

Seventeen local authorities have made Orders under the Street Playgrounds Act, 1938, which have been confirmed by me. They are as follow:

• Accrington Borough Council.
• Bebington Borough Council.
• Birkenhead County Borough Council.
• Bootle County Borough Council.
• Chelsea Metropolitan Borough Council.
• Crosby Borough Council.
• Eccles Borough Council.
• Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council.
• Kensington Royal Borough Council.
• Liverpool City Council.
• Margate Borough Council.
• Middlesbrough County Borough Council.
• Newport (Mon.) County Borough Council.
• Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council.
• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
• Stretford Borough Council.
• Westminster City Council.

I have at present under consideration Orders made under the Act which have been submitted for my confirmation by the following local authorities: