§ 8. Mr. Mitchisonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will give an estimate of the number of houses let under contracts to which Section 2 of the Housing Act, 1936, applies.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanNo, Sir. I have no information on which to base such an estimate.
§ 9. Mr. Mitchisonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many local authorities, other than rural district councils, have made inspection of their districts under Section 5 of the Housing Act, 1936, in 1951, 1952 and 1953, respectively; and in how many cases in each year he has exercised any of his default powers under Part VII of that Act with regard to the duty imposed by the said Section 5.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the Question is not yet available, but it is clear, from the large number of unfit houses all over the country which have 810 been the subject of action by local authorities, that inspections are proceeding. The answer to the second part of the Question is "None."