§ 48. Mr. Paul B. Roseasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will call for returns of the numbers of empty dwellings owned by local authorities, nationalised industries and private persons, respectively.
§ Mr. GreenwoodReturns of vacant dwellings are collected at each Census. I have asked local authorities in London to take special steps to secure better use of empty houses owned by them, and am prepared to consider similar action 55W in other areas of serious pressure. But I do not think a requirement on all local authorities to make frequent returns of this nature will repay the effort and expense involved.