§ 49. Colonel VAUGHAN - MORGANasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been directed to the difficulty which has arisen with regard to the London County Council slum clearance scheme in Bermondsey, by reason of the refusal of the tenants in the slum area to accept new accommodation in Southwark provided by the London County Council on the ground that the scale of Poor Law relief in Bermondsey is greater than that given in Southwark; and whether he is prepared to take any steps to deal with this difficulty?
§ Major Sir HARRY BARNSTON (Controller of the Household)This particular difficulty has not been brought to the Minister's notice but, as my hon. and gallant Friend is perhaps aware, the question of co-ordination of Poor Law relief in London is one of the elements the Minister is considering in connection with his scheme of Poor Law reform.