HC Deb 30 June 1976 vol 914 cc167-8W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will reconsider his circular on circumstances designating the creation of housing action areas.

Mr. Freeson

I am carefully monitoring the effect of the criteria which we have laid down for declaring housing action areas, but have no proposals at present to change them. They are sufficiently flexible to allow the declaration of housing action areas in appropriate cases.