§ 31. Mr. GRUNDY (for Mr. PRICE)asked the Minister of Health the number of persons whose properties have been acquired by local authorities during the last three years upon payment of site value only under insanitary area schemes; and the number 'of persons whose houses were not in an insanitary condition but as leaseholders received no compensation?
Sir H. YOUNGI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. As to the second part, the hon. Member appears to be under a misapprehension: compensation is payable under the Housing Acts to leaseholders in respect of houses which are not insanitary, or otherwise dangerous or injurious to health, but are required to be demolished in connection with proposals for the clearance of insanitary areas.
§ Mr. PIKEIn reference to the first part of the question, will the right hon. Gentleman, in view of the importance of this matter, attempt to secure the necessary statistics so that he will be able to give full details to the House, as many hundreds of people can ill-afford to be subjected to this treatment and are suffering as a consequence?
Sir H. YOUNGI am afraid that I cannot give that undertaking, but, if the hon. Member will consider the processes that would be necessary to obtain this information, I think that he will be convinced that they would be very laborious and would not yield any very accurate results.