§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Minister of Health whether he will take steps to relax restrictions on the occupation of condemned houses in those parts of the country where there is a serious shortage of accommodation owing to emergency conditions?
Mr. M. MacDonaldAs regards the re-occupation of condemned houses by agricultural workers, subject to certain safeguards, I would refer my hon. Friend to an Order-in-Council made on 2nd July, 1940, adding Regulation 68A to the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939. I am not at present satisfied that such a provision should be applied generally, but if my hon. Friend will let me have details of districts in which difficulties have arisen owing to a serious shortage of accommodation, I will consider what steps can be taken to overcome them.