HC Deb 22 July 1913 vol 55 cc1846-7
34. Mr. EDWARD WOOD

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can publish the calculations on which it is estimated that it would be possible for the State to recover all the charges involved in the provision of cottages in rural areas by a rent of 3s. a week per cottage?

Mr. MONTAGU

My right hon. Friend asks me to say that the Government have not at present formulated in detail any scheme for the provision of cottages in rural areas, and that he cannot make any authoritative statement on the subject.

Mr. WOOD

Can the right hon. Gentleman say on what ground the President of the Board of Agriculture based his recent speech?

Mr. MONTAGU

I will tell my right hon. Friend that the hon. Gentleman wants to know.