§ 86. Mr. Gibsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what advice he has given to local authorities on the matter of rents to be paid by tenants in requisitioned houses.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI would refer the hon. Member to paragraph 17 (a) of the First Interim Report of the Working Party on Requisitioned Properties in Use for Housing. This Working Party included representatives of the London County Council and of all the associations of local authorities concerned with housing. The Report's recommendations with regard to the charges to be made to occupants were commended to local authorities in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Circular No. 73/52 issued on 6th October, 1952. I am sending the hon. Member copies of the Report and of the Circular.