§ MR. BRODIETo ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered, or will consider, the advisability of making provision in his coming Budget statement for some assistance, or greater financial facilities, for local authorities who desire to build houses for the people within the districts they control.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The whole question of Exchequer aid to local taxation will receive the early attention of the Government. I am not in a position to make any statement on the subject at present.