§ 21. Mr. Huntasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what application he has received from the Greater London Council for permission to acquire land compulsorily in the London Borough of Bromley; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. MellishNone, Sir.
§ Mr. HuntIf and when he receives such application, will the hon. Gentleman remind the G.L.C. that Bromley has a very long waiting list of its own and that the more imaginative and intensive use of land within the inner London area 1139 would be a far more constructive solution to its problems than the kind of bluster and bullying that Bromley Council has had to face in recent weeks?
§ Mr. MellishI understand that there are to be further discussions between Bromley and the G.L.C. this month, and I should have thought that statements of the kind just made by the hon. Member would do more harm than good in advance of those discussions.
§ Mr. LiptonIs it not a fact that the Tory-controlled London Borough of Bromley has shown itself to have a selfish, dog-in-the-manger attitude towards the general housing needs of London's population, showing that the council there lacks social conscience?
§ Mr. MellishOne fact is clear. The problems of the inner London boroughs are so immense that they will need all the help they can get from Bromley or anywhere else.