§ 65. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Minister of Health if he will ask for a Return from all local authorities which have built houses by direct labour showing the cost of maintenance of such houses in comparison with houses built by contract?
§ 70. Mr. RAYNESasked the Minister of Health if he will state the average cost per house for structural repairs during the last three years, giving the figures separately for those built by contract and those built by direct labour?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe information which my hon. Friends desire is not available in my Department, and I am very doubtful whether a proper comparison could be obtained. In any case its ascertainment would ordinarily involve a troublesome dissection on the part of the local authority of their maintenance and repairs accounts which I should not be justified in asking them to undertake in view of the great pressure which is upon them at the present time.
§ Sir K. WOODWould it not be better from the point of view of these who believe in this business of direct labour to leave the matter alone altogether?