Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 November 1956.
My hon. and learned Friend contended, rightly, that that Act was a failure because the repairs had not been carried out. The improvements to which the hon. Member is referring come under a totally different Act, passed by the Labour Government in 1949, under which the landlord got improvement grants and was allowed to put an increase of 8 per cent. on the rent as well as getting 50 per cent. towards the cost of the improvements.