§ Mr. Emeryasked the Minister of Health whether he will take steps to ensure that their own by-laws under the 1936 Act will be enforced by all local authorities so as to prevent faultily-built houses being offered or sold to working-class tenants or purchasers, and to compel authorities to reinspect newly-built houses at the end of two years after completion?
§ Mr. ElliotIt is the duty of a local authority to enforce its own by-laws and it has power to do so by proceeding against an offender for penalties and by pulling down any work which contravenes them. I have no authority to intervene in this matter, or to take the action mentioned in the last part of the question.