§ 56. Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the hoardings erected for the purpose of bill posting throughout the country are having a damaging effect on rateable values; and whether he will consider the advisability of bringing in a Bill to give power to the local authorities to place rateable values on hoardings, and to demand the removal of those that are deemed to be undesirable?
§ 86. Mr. CHARLES EDWARDSasked the Minister of Health whether he has received letters from local authorities asking that powers shall be conferred upon them to prevent the erection of hoardings without their consent; is he aware that many local authorities consider that these bill-posting hoardings have a damaging effect on the rateable values; and will he introduce a Bill giving such powers, and also powers to order the removal of those deemed to be undesirable?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYI would refer my hon. Friends to the reply which I gave on Monday last in answer to a similar question by the hon. Member for South-East Essex.