HC Deb 18 March 1958 vol 584 c122W
83. Mr. G. Jeger

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs why he has refused to allow the Thorne Rural District Council to build houses for general need.

Mr. H. Brooke

As I made clear in Circular 54/57, it is for each authority to decide how the houses they build will be used, though I did express the hope that none would stop building for slum clearance purposes.