§ 12. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware that, because of the wide variance in the methods adopted by local authorities in allocating available housing accommodation, many persons in urgent need of accommodation find themselves unable to get admittance on to any housing list; and whether he will advise all local authorities on the adoption of sonic uniform scheme of allocation.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanNo. Local authorities are expected to deal with applications on the basis of housing need. They were given advice in 1949 in a Report of a Sub-Committee of the Central Housing Advisory Committee. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the Report. The Sub-Committee did not consider that it would be practicable for a uniform method of selection to be adopted by all local authorities.