§ 24. Mr. Huntasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will name the three greater London boroughs with the highest number of post-war housing completions.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Reginald Eyre)Havering, Bromley and Southward, in that order.
§ Mr. HuntDoes not the fact that the London Borough of Bromley stands so high in the Greater London league table give the lie to those in the House and outside who have been mounting a malicious, unfounded and politically motivated campaign against the housing programmes in my borough?
§ Mr. EyreWe are very pleased with Bromley's performance, and the Government's position is quite clear. We look to all house building agencies, both public and private, to increase their output of dwellings in London. Inner London's housing problems cannot be solved without help from the outer boroughs.
§ Mr. LiptonIn view of the variable factors involved, are not comparisons between London boroughs meaningless? Will the Minister, whom I congratulate on his appearance here today, bear in mind that it is ridiculous to have in the greater London area 32 borough housing authorities, each one of which regards the inhabitants of the other 31 as aliens who are not allowed to cross the frontier from one borough to another?
§ Mr. EyreThe hon. Gentleman, whom I thank for his kind remarks, fairly draws attention to other London boroughs which have made a contribution.