§ 39. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Minister of Health if and when he will publish the Report of the Slum Areas Committee and will say what action he proposes to take on its recommendations?
§ The MINISTER of HEALTH (Dr. Addison)The Interim Report of the Committee, dealing particularly with the London problem, has already been published. The hon. and gallant Member will appreciate that, save in so far as reconstruction is possible without material displacement of the population, it is unfortunately not practicable to deal on a large scale with slum areas, except in the way of preparing the schemes, until much more progress has been made in providing new houses, which is an additional reason why it is important that the London County Council should press forward with all despatch with their big housing schemes.