§ 74. Mr. Iremongerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to increase the number of improvement areas designated; and if he will refuse compulsory purchase orders in future in areas where existing property has a useful life ahead of it.
§ Mr. AmeryLocal authorities have been given every encouragement in circulars and the new series of Area Improvement Notes and through direct approaches by my regional officers to give full consideration to the possibilities of improving whole residential areas.
93WI would hope that there would not be many compulsory purchase orders of this kind referred to in the second part of this Question. But my decision has to have regard to all the considerations involved in what is proposed.