§ 28. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Minister of Health if he will arrange for an annual return to be published on the subject of housing, detailing in each local government area the number of houses in occupation, the number of new houses erected during the year under the several Housing Acts, the number of houses reconditioned under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, and the number of houses included and dealt with during the year in clearance and improvement areas under the 1930 Act, in 2447 addition to the number of houses dealt with, as commonly reported in the reports of medical officers of health?
§ Mr. GREENWOODWhile I agree that such a return as the hon. and gallant Member suggests would offer certain advantages if it could be issued very shortly after the close of the period to which it relates, I fear that it would not be practicable to secure that early issue, and in these circumstances I do not think the value of the return would be a reasonable compensation for the expenditure of the time, labour and money involved.
§ Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEWill the Minister, then, consider some way of amalgamating the innumerable different statements and returns that are compiled so as to save a great number of questions which overlap each other in this House?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI will certainly consider that and discuss it with the hon. and gallant Gentleman.