Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 January 1959.
Mr William Taylor
, Bradford North
12:00,
20 January 1959
I should have thought that the example of the local authorities which I gave in my answer was a reasonable one to give. These rents are not out of line with local authority rents. As regards a visit to the town, I am quite prepared to send an official up there at any time to see these houses, or, indeed, to do anything which will show that the Government are no worse a landlord than either the local authorities or the best of private owners.