§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what plans he has to seek to revise the overcrowding standards contained in the Housing Act, 1957; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. MacCoIlPart IV of the Housing Bill contains proposals for regulating more effectively the conditions in houses in multiple occupation, and it is in this context that I think the problem of overcrowding should be dealt with, both because it mainly occurs in this context and252W because powers relating to multiple occupation can be operated with less hardship to tenants.