§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he has yet received the report of his inspector concerning the fulfilment of the duties imposed by the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, upon the urban and rural district councils throughout the Skipton Parliamentary Division?
§ Mr. BURNSI have not yet received the report of my inspector of his inspection of these districts. The inspection is not yet completed.
§ Mr. CLOUGHalso asked the President of the Local Government Board if he will state, with regard to the Skipton Parliamentary Division and the administration therein of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, since the 1st July, 1910, what is the estimated number of occupied dwelling-houses coming within the meaning of Section 15; the number of houses specially inspected; the number of houses found to be totally unfit for human habitation; the number of houses found to be not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation; the number of representations made to the local authority re houses unfit for human habitation; the number of representations acted upon by the local authority under Sections 17 and 15, respectively; the number of closing orders determined; the number of closing orders made in respect of inhabited and uninhabited dwellings, respectively; the number of houses voluntarily closed by the 389W owners rather than comply with notices, under Section 15; the number of demolition orders issued; the number of houses demolished; the number of notices under Section 15 complied with; the number of houses made fit for human habitation under Section 15; the number of houses where works are now in progress; and the number of rooms habitually used as sleeping places the floors of which are more than 3 ft. below the surface of the adjoining street?
§ Mr. BURNSI am not in a position to state some of the particulars asked for. I will forward to the hon. Member a statement giving the information as far as it is in my possession.