Inner City Areas

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:54 pm on 9 March 1982.

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Photo of Mr Christopher Murphy Mr Christopher Murphy , Welwyn and Hatfield 7:54, 9 March 1982

Before my hon. Friend leaves the point about tower blocks, would he agree with the comment made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister some time ago that people preferred to have streets that are horizontal rather than streets that are vertical? I think that my hon. Friend would agree with me that that is a good way of describing the problems of the tower blocks. Despite all the good intentions of the planners, people did not wish to live in tower blocks and have always regretted being moved into them. They would have been much happier being left on the ground in many of the homes which have been destroyed.