§ 70. Sir R. CLOUGHasked the Minister of Health whether there is within his knowledge any case of a house built with a State subsidy for which an economic rent is being charged; whether he is satisfied with the existing system of rent fixing in case of a difference of opinion by arbitration; and in how many cases hitherto recourse has been had to such arbitration?
§ The MINISTER of HEALTH (Sir Alfred Mond)So far as I am aware, none of the houses completed to date have been let at a rent which would cover all charges on the capital cost. As regards 240 the second and third parts of the question, I am satisfied that some, system of arbitration is necessary to determine differences of opinion in cases between the Minister and local authorities as to the rents to be charged. The number of cases in which recourse to the tribunal has been found necessary to date is 56, of which 30 have been decided The number of cases in which agreement has been reached without recourse to the tribunal is approximately 1,100.