Housing Advisory Centres

HC Deb 14 July 1970 vol 803 cc1353-4

25. Mr. Allason

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what steps he is taking to encourage housing advisory centres.

Mr. Peter Walker

I have already personally visited a number of housing advisory centres and we are collating information for the purpose of encouraging the creation of housing advisory services in many parts of the country.

Mr. Allason

Will my right hon. Friend ensure that future centres not only give advice but give proper propaganda in favour of the possibility of starting people on the way towards home ownership, thus reducing the demand on council housing?

Mr. Walker

One of the impressive things about the housing advisory centres run by, for example, Shelter and the Catholic Housing Association, and the one at Lambeth is the way in which they advise people on how to start home ownership.