§ SIR GILBERT PARKER (Gravesend)To ask the President of the Local; Government Board if he can make any statement as to progress with the Housing, Town Planning, &c, Bill, in view of the fact that during the past ten days summonses to Members to attend the 45 Grand Committee have been twice issued and withdrawn.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I am sorry that it was necessary to postpone the meetings of the Committee, but circumstances arose which rendored this unavoidable. I am glad to say, however, that considerable progress has been made with the Bill, and I hope that the consideration of the part of it which relates to housing will shortly be concluded.