§ 95. Mr. Austinasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the offer of accommodation from among fourteen houses to a certain footballer at Nottingham; and if he will take steps to ensure that such accommodation is requisitioned for the use of local people in real need.
§ Mr. BevanYes. Power to requisition properties which are unoccupied has been delegated to the clerk to the Nottingham Corporation and I am assured that it is the practice to requisition all suitable empty houses for local families in need.