§ 28. Lieut-Commander KENWORTHYasked the President of the Local Govern- 1397 ment Board if he is aware of the difficulty found by discharged and demobilised soldiers and sailors with families in obtaining houses; whether he will consider the taking over of large unoccupied private houses and turning them into flats and maisonettes for the accommodation of these men and their families until such time as more houses have been built; and, ii not, what other steps he proposes to take?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD(Major Astor)My right hon. Friend is aware of the difficulty to which the hon. and gallant Member refers and provision to enable the matter to be dealt with on the lines suggested has been made in the Housing Bill.