§ Mr. NAYLORasked the Minister of Health if his attention has been drawn to the further comments made by the Southwark Coroner on the housing conditions in that borough, and to his suggestion that immediate provision should be made for the clearance of slum property and the erection of temporary accommodation for the persons so displaced, pending the building of houses under the Government scheme; and whether the Minister will consider how the problem of the slum areas can be more effectively provided for?
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Mr. GREENWOODMy right hon. Friend has received a communication from the Southwark Coroner on this matter. The Housing Act of 1923 provides for an Exchequer contribution on a half-and-half basis towards the cost of slum clearance schemes (including the rehousing of the occupants) undertaken by local authorities. Since 1919 11 such schemes have been confirmed in the County of London and others are under consideration