72. Mrs. Slaterasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government to what extent the number of sanitary inspectors in his Department working on slum clearance areas has been increased during the last six weeks.
§ Mr. H. BrookeInquiries into slum clearance schemes are held by housing and planning inspectors. Three additional inspectors have been recruited during the past six weeks. Eleven more have accepted appointment and will all, it is hoped, be in post by the beginning of May. Recruitment is continuing.
73. Mrs. Slaterasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the approximate time between a Government inquiry for a slum clearance area and the confirmation by the Minister to a local authority.
§ Mr. H. BrookeExcluding a very few cases where exceptional difficulties arise, the average time taken between inquiry and decision is, for slum clearance orders, just under three months.