§ 12. Mr. Braineasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether, in view of a recent case in Barking where an elderly widow was evicted from her shop by the local authority without compensation, he will take further steps to draw the attention of local authorities to paragraph 6 of Circular 43 issued by his Department in 1956.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI am proposing to send a further circular to local authorities very shortly.
§ Mr. BraineI thank my right hon. Friend for that most helpful Answer, but in view of the shocking circumstances of this case, would not his proposed action be more effective and pointed if his Circular made it clear that the vast majority of local authorities are humane in the exercise of their discretionary powers?
§ Mr. BrookeI think that my hon. Friend will be well satisfied with the Circular when he sees it.