HC Deb 03 November 1958 vol 594 c14W
60. Mr. Hale

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether, in special cases where the neglect and disrepair of a large housing estate makes it in the public interest that the property should be acquired by the local authority, he is prepared, in the case of smaller authorities unable to bear the current burden, to arrange for special assistance.

Mr. Bevins

My right hon. Friend does not think that any special assistance is called for, since the local authority should be able to meet the cost of acquisition as part of its normal financial arrangements.