§ 17. Mr. Gibsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs why he has advised the Wandsworth Borough Council that licensees of requisitioned houses must quit their accommodation by November, 1959; and what steps local authorities are expected to take in the case of those licensees who may not have been able to make other arrangements for their families by March, 1960.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe hon. Member has been misinformed. I have not so advised the council. In reply to the second part of the Question, local authorities should continue to use their powers under the Requisitioned Houses and Housing (Amendment) Act, 1955, to secure permanent re-housing of the occupants of requisitioned properties.