38. Mr. THOMSONasked the Minister of Health if he will give full particulars of the lengths of the various periods for which the money has been actually borrowed without any break clause by the Public Works Loan Commissioners for 2224 the loans they have made to local authorities for housing, amounting to, approximately, £74,000,000 for repayment over periods varying from 20 to 80 years?
Mr. YOUNGThe money lent by the Public Works Loan Commissioners is raised in accordance with the National Debt and Local Loans Act, 1887, by the issue of perpetual Local Loans Stock.