HC Deb 18 June 1963 vol 679 cc26-7W
32. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, in view of the facts that there are 5,000 miles of private streets and roads which are not made up, that many of them are used as public highways, and that considerable financial hardship is caused to frontagers when such roads are made up under the present system, if he will bring forward new proposals to speed up the adoption of these streets and roads and to alleviate the burden on the citizens involved.

Mr. Corfield

My right hon. Friend does not consider that any fundamental change in the law is required. There is provision already for mitigating the comparatively few cases of hardship which occur, and local authorities in general are making reasonable progress with the work.