Probably the whole House will not dissent from the hon. Member if he says that the question of insanitary dwellings remains a very grave question, and will deserve the consideration of the House on a future occasion. My right hon. Friend did not give quite a sympathetic reception to this Clause, but I hardly think that its actual provisions would be wise. It proposes a compulsory inspection of all working-class houses every year, and the reasoning of my hon. Friends seemed to point to an addition to the duties of local authorities, in that they would be obliged every year to go through the process of inspection. I confess that I think that that is a very onerous duty, and would be found to be burdensome both to the local authority and to the citizens generally. My hon. Friend (Mr. Jones) does not trust local authorities. He says that some of them may be compared to Herod. But if that be so, how does it happen that they are elected? I should not have thought it possible in a working-class Constituency. Even if it be true, will any compulsory provision make things much better? Will Herod's viceroy, inspecting once a year, find out abuses? I think that in the end you must trust the local authorities. We all know that such institutions do not always work perfectly, but you must trust the elected representatives of the people to do their duty, and the people must get other representatives if they fail. By putting a compulsory Clause into an Act of Parliament, obliging them to do this, that or the other, you will not get round the difficulty. If they are not trustworthy, and are really corrupt representatives, they will find a way out of any Clause. The only way is not to elect them another time. Therefore, I entreat the hon. Member to "trust the people."