§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Evironment if he will make regulations in inner London under the Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations 1962 apply directly to all houses in multiple occupation, without the necessity of going through the additional administrative procedure of making a management order, thus requiring the persons having control of such properties to manage them properly and to keep all the facilities, services, means of escape in case of fire, and so on, up to good standard.
§ Sir George YoungMy right hon. Friend has no plans to do so. It is for local authorities to judge, in the light of their local knowledge, where standards of management justify the application of the Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations 1962.