§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that private house builders carrying out private house development ignore slum clearance areas; and whether he will introduce legislation to ensure that these areas are developed by private house builders as well as by local authorities.
§ Sir K. JosephI am eager that private enterprise should be associated with local authorities in redevelopment schemes whereever possible, but I do not see that legislation to compel such participation would help or that it could be made to work.