§ 76. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has made to the Walsall Borough Council about its decision to discontinue all council house building, in view of the long housing list in the borough and the housing conditions in many privately-owed houses which require demolition.
§ Mr. ChannonNone. It is in the first instance for Walsall County Borough Council to determine what the housing needs of its area are and to decide whether it can and should undertake new housebuilding to meet them. I understand that the Council now intends to build a substantial number of dwellings suitable for aged persons.