HC Deb 30 May 1940 vol 361 cc644-5
19. Mr. R. Morgan

asked the Minister of Health whether, having regard to the need for extending the production of food and the delay in the construction of new dwellings, he will recommend local authorities to authorise the reoccupation by agricultural workers of dwelling houses subject to demolition orders, in cases where it is shown that suitable alternative accommodation is not available in the area?

Mr. M. MacDonald

I am considering, in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, whether present circumstances are such that there is a case for permitting, under restrictions, the temporary reoccupation of the least unfit of the houses referred to by my hon. Friend.