§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will state the areas, together with the number of houses for slum clearance, in the Gateshead borough which were inspected, represented, and await inquiry and confirmation of orders.
§ Mr. BrookeCompulsory purchase orders submitted by the Gateshead County Borough Council in respect of two slum clearance areas are at present before me. A decision will be issued shortly on one of these, and the other awaits public inquiry, which has been arranged for 13th December. The first of these orders covers 194 properties and the second 234.