§ 62. Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of Health whether since November, 1919, he has received any housing schemes from the Southwark Borough Council; if so, how many, and if consent was refused by his Department and the reasons; will he state the total number of houses in the schemes submitted; and how many families they would have accommodated?
§ Sir A. MONDApart from a proposal for reconstruction of a small area represented under Part II of the Housing Act, I have received only one housing scheme. This was for the erection of lock-up shops 1267 with 10 dwellings over them. Consent to this scheme was refused as the estimates showed that it would be excessively costly, the land being valued at over £13,000 an acre. It was also doubtful whether the erection of the proposed shops was within the statutory powers of the council.