§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Minister of Health whether, with regard to the communication which he has received from the Farnworth Urban District Council of Lancashire in connection with his decision quashing Closing Orders which had been issued against certain property owners in the district, he can make a statement to the House as to the reasons which led him to quash the decision of the council?
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Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe Closing Orders to which the hon. Member refers were quashed on the ground that the dwelling-houses in question, although in several respects not complying with modern requirements, were not in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation.