HC Deb 23 March 1908 vol 186 cc1083-4
MR. MORRELL (Oxfordshire, Henley)

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he can yet say when he will introduce the Housing Bill.

MR. JOHN BURNS

I hope to introduce the Bill shortly, but I cannot as yet fix the date.

MR. MACKARNESS (Berkshire, Newbury)

Can the right hon. Gentleman say when he will be able to fix the date?

MR. JOHN BURNS

No, Sir.

MR. VIVIAN (Birkenhead)

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware of the extreme disappointment at the introduce the Bill last year, and of the great loss, especially in regard to town-planning, involved in the delay?

MR. JOHN BURNS

I am thoroughly alive to the expectations of hon. Members. They cannot exceed my own desires, and I will take the earliest possible opportunity of satisfying them.