§ 86. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that a number of housing schemes by public utility societies and private builders have been suspended owing to uncertainty as to whether they will rank for assistance 2326 under the Government's proposed Housing Bill; and if he can state that the Bill will apply retrospectively, as was the case with the Government's proposals last year, and thereby remove the check on the provision of working-class dwellings?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYI am unable to make any statement on the point raised by the hon. and gallant Member in anticipation of the submission to this House of the Government's proposals in respect of housing.
§ Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEAre not the Government taking into consideration the fact, as the Government last year did, that this long gap left over is delaying the building of houses, and will the right hon. Gentleman give the same assurance as was given by the right hon. Gentleman last year?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYWe take all these things into consideration.