§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Health whether he has received a copy of a memorandum upon the recent housing situation in England and Wales, November, 1929, issued by the National Housing and Town Planning Council Association, in which it is stated that in Plymouth there is much house property of so poor and decadent a nature that it is not reasonably fit for human habitation; and what urgent steps he is taking to help those who suffer from these conditions to obtain more suitable accommodation?
§ Miss LAWRENCEMy right hon. Friend is aware of the quotation from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health which is contained in the memorandum to which the hon. Member refers. The responsibility for dealing1932W with unsatisfactory housing conditions rests primarily with the local authority. They have already wide powers, but my right hon. Friend hopes that the legislation which he will shortly lay before the House will facilitate their action.