§ Mrs. Colquhounasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek powers to make it illegal for council housing departments to threaten the children of housing tenants with eviction when they reside with their parents in a council-owned home after marriage be- 36W cause the local authority has no housing to let available for them; and what evidence he has of the extent of such a practice among local authorities.
§ Mr. FreesonI have no evidence of the extent of the practice to which my hon. Friend refers, but it is for local authorities to decide, in the light of all the circumstances, what action they need to take to prevent overcrowding of their properties.