§ 60. Lieut.-Colonel RUDKINasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the housing conditions in Angmering, Sussex, are most unsatisfactory; that a large number of houses in that district have already been condemned for some years, and that no steps have yet been taken to replace them; and will he cause an inquiry to be made into the matter with a view to abating the evil?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYI am aware of the housing conditions generally in the East Preston Rural District. The council already have an approved scheme for assisting private enterprise in the erection of houses under the Act of 1923, and I am hopeful that further action will be taken under the extended provisions of the new Housing Bill. In the circumstances, I do not think that, for the moment at any rate, there is need for an inquiry.
§ Lieut.-Colonel RUDKINCould the right hon. Gentleman order an inquiry 426 into this matter, with a view to giving some relief?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYIf I find, as a result of further experience, that an inquiry is necessary, I shall have it made.