§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs to give the total number of houses for which the six local authorities in the Dearne Valley constituency have applied for slum clearance for the years 1962 and 1963, and the number of such houses which have received sanction by his Department.
§ Sir K. JosephThree local authorities submitted proposals for building 227 houses in 1962; 192 of these were approved immediately and the rest were reserved for consideration at a later date. The other three authorities submitted no proposals for building during 1962 and no proposals of any sort were submitted for 1963.
§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs in which year he estimates that all slum houses which are over 70 years old will have been demolished.
§ Sir K. JosephI have no information that categorises the age of unfit houses remaining to be cleared, but it is my intention to see that all slums, whatever their age, are demolished as quickly as practicable.