§ 52. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Minister of Health the number of houses completed and in course of erection, respectively, in rural areas under the Housing Act of 1930 to the latest available date?
Sir H. YOUNGFifty-one houses have been completed for the purposes of the Act of 1930 in rural districts; 276 houses which may be used for those purposes are in course of erection.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSIs the right hon. Gentleman's Department doing anything to encourage or to discourage activity in this direction?
§ Mr. WILLIAMSWill the right hon. Gentleman reply to the question, whether the Department are encouraging or discouraging activity under the scheme?
Sir H. YOUNGThe question implies something which is irrelevant to the activities of the Department.
Brigadier-General BROWNWill the right hon. Gentleman do nothing to discourage it like the last Government did?
§ Mr. HICKSAre we to conclude from the Minister's statement that the number given is the total contribution of the Government to the Housing Act, which provided for 40,000 houses to be built in the rural areas during 1932?
Sir H. YOUNGI am afraid that the hon. Member has not grasped the burden of the question. This Act is not one that characteristically applies to rural areas.