HC Deb 25 January 1951 vol 483 cc286-7
27. Mr. Shepherd

asked the Minister of Health how many houses have been condemned as unfit for human occupation since the end of the war and remain occupied; and how many houses condemned as unfit for human occupation before and during the war are still occupied.

Mr. Dalton

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. Shepherd

Why is the information not available? How is it possible to assess the housing problem unless these figures are made known?

Mr. Dalton

This information could only be got by asking all the local authorities to fill up a lot more forms, and I am not going to start off by doing that.

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