§ 48. Mr. EVERARDasked the Minister of Health whether, in the case of all those county councils who have not submitted schemes under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, before the end of the present year, he is prepared to declare that the rural district councils should be the authorities for the administration of this Act?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINIn 12 of the 16 cases in which county councils have not submitted schemes, some or all of the district councils have been declared the authorities under the Act; in the remaining four cases the matter is under the consideration of the county councils, and I hope that they will decide to submit schemes; if it should be necessary, my hon. Friend's suggestion will, of course, receive my serious consideration.