§ 48. Mr. EDEasked the Minister of Health how many occupied houses in South Shields are regarded as suitable for demolition under slum clearance schemes; how many of these are houses let in tenements: how many persons they house; and what proposals he has received for dealing with such property,
§ Mr. GREENWOODI regret the information sought in the first three parts of this question is not immediately available, but I will make inquiries and communicate with my hon. Friend. As regards the last part, the corporation propose to demolish in five years 1,737 houses in slum clearance areas, and have already declared one area, containing 101 houses or blocks of tenements, to be a clearance area.