§ Mr. MITCHESONasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to the present situation in respect of the Albany Street site in St. Pancras; whether he is aware that this property has now been empty for three years and that if a more reasonable figure had been asked for it it could have have been disposed of some time ago for housing purposes; and whether he will take steps to make this site available for slum clearance?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI am aware of the circumstances with regard to the site in question. New steps are now being taken to dispose of the property. The price asked for it has been fixed on expert advice, and I do not think it can be considered to be unreasonable. It is not proposed to use this particular block of the Crown Estate for slum clearance dwellings, but other parts of the estate are being so used.