§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, further 85W to his reply to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West of 27 June, he has had any discussions with the London borough of Newham or received any proposals from it relating to assistance which could be given by central Government to meet the cost of replacing tower blocks and in providing help adequately to compensate persons evacuated from Stratford Point, Newton Point, the 61 dwellings in Ashton and Henniker Road, and Warren Gardens, Stratford, London E.15, for the disruption of their lives.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergOfficials of the Department have now visited the tower blocks, at the invitation of the London borough of Newham, to look into the structural problems involved but I have nothing further to add to my reply of 4 July to the hon. Member.