§ 5. Mr. Mappasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what additional housing subsidies he proposes to meet the financial hardship on both tenants and local authorities where a heavy back-log of slum clearance is involved.
§ Sir K. JosephI have undertaken to keep subsidies under review but I do not accept that the present arrangements are causing hardship. If local authorities pool their housing costs and charge realistic rents to those who can afford them, they should be able to continue slum clearance and rebuilding without putting an undue burden either on the poorer tenants or on the ratepayers at large.