§ 46. Sir A. GRIFFITH-BOSCAWENasked the Prime Minister whether he has now communicated with Lord Strachie with regard to the speech he made at Sherborne last month, in which he is reported to have advocated the adoption in England of the principle of State-aid for housing, which has been so successfully applied in Ireland under the provisions of the Labourers Acts; whether Lord Strachie was speaking on behalf-of the Government; and whether State-aid for housing is now the policy of the Government?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI understand from Lord Strachie that he expressly stated that he was only expressing his personal views on rural housing. The policy of the Government on the subject will be announced in due course.