§ 85. Sir SAMUEL SCOTTasked the President of the Local Government Board 2230 whether any request from the Board of Guardians of St. Marylebone has been made for an inquiry into the housing conditions of certain parts of Marylebone; and what action he proposes to take?
§ Major ASTORMy right hon. Friend has received a copy of a resolution passed by the Board of Guardians of St. Marylebone confirming a resolution passed by them in 1915 which requested the Board at the conclusion of the War to institute an inquiry into the housing conditions in Marylebone. The whole question of housing in London is now under consideration, and my right hon. Friend thinks it would be expedient to defer any action in the direction indicated in the resolution refered to until the Housing Bill which he has introduced has become law and the local authorities concerned have decided what action they will take inview of the provisions contained therein.