§ 27. Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Health how many houses let by regional hospital boards and hospital management committees are without electric light or without water carriage sanitation or without a bathroom.
§ Mr. BoydenWill the hon. Lady undertake to get the information, as this is a rather important matter? Having obtained it, will she instruct regional boards and management committees to undertake a programme to bring their houses at least up to the standard of local authority houses, where that is possible—I do not mean right out in the country—and provide the money and give the date when this can be completed?
§ Miss PittRecords are not kept centrally of hospital houses managed by hospital authorities, and I have no information about any particular difficulties in the area represented by the hon. Member, because I have caused inquiries to be made. If he has a case in mind, I should be grateful if he would let me have the details.
§ Mr. BoydenDoes the hon. Lady not think it rather shocking that there should be hospital houses below the standard of local authority houses owned by the Ministry and that there should be no information available?
§ Miss PittI know of no such cases. In general, houses were taken over before the appointed date to provide for development in particular areas.