§ 17. Mr. Boxasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will circularise local authorities recommending them to sell freeholds to leasehold-owner occupiers upon reqeust.
§ Sir K. JosephNo. This is a matter which each local authority must decide for themselves, having regard to the circumstances of the estate and their duties as ground landlords, in the interests of the ratepayers.