§ MR. R. HARCOURTI beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, what county and parish councils are exercising the powers given them by the Small Holdings and Allotments Act for the erection of houses and buildings on small holdings and allotments.
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYIn the schemes approved the following county councils have arranged to erect houses and buildings on small holdings, viz.: 1218 Cambridge, Cornwall, East Riding of Yorkshire, Gloucester, Holland, Isle of Wight, Montgomery, Radnor and Worcester. We have no information at present as to the action taken in this direction by parish councils as they are not required to submit their proposals to the Board.
§ MR. BENNETT (Oxfordshire, Woodstock)asked whether in the last resort, if the county council refused to erect these houses, the Commissioners were empowered by the Act to erect them on their own initiative.
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYThat is a very important question. The hon. Member must give me notice of it.