§ 13. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the estimated number of bomb-damaged housing sites in the London Metropolitan area lying vacant.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI regret that I have no information on which even to base an estimate.
§ Mr. CrouchWould my right hon. Friend consider it wise to make use of some of the bomb-damaged housing sites in the Metropolitan area for building, which would save going out into the country and taking additional agricultural land?
§ Mr. MacmillanI approve of their filling up so far as possible, but I cannot give the hon. Member the information for which he asks, as I have not the statistics.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonIs the Minister aware that many of these small bomb-damaged sites in the London area have become pestilential eyesores, and would he consider giving more power to the local authorities concerned?
§ Mr. MacmillanThe in-filling is an essential part of the housing programme. One of my first actions on taking office was to consult the London County Council and other authorities about how the in-filling, as well as the building of outside estates, could be properly dealt with as part of the housing programme.
§ Sir T. MooreCan my right hon. Friend say whether there are any facilities by which these yawning gaps may be made to appear more palatable to overseas visitors during the present year?