§ Lieut.-Colonel Liptonasked the Minister of Local Government and Planning in how many roads in the County of London he has decided that no houses shall be converted for occupation by more than one family; and how many houses are involved.
§ Mr. DaltonI have made no such decision and I consider it would be wrong to control the conversion of houses into flats; in the County of London or elsewhere, by the application of a rigid rule. In the present housing situation, it is essential that full use should be made of existing dwellings, particularly where they are too large to be occupied by single families and are otherwise suitable for conversion into flats. Proposals for the conversion of such houses should be encouraged by local planning authorities in all appropriate cases.