HC Deb 15 July 1943 vol 391 cc361-2
44. Mr. Price

asked the Minister of Health whether any decision has been come to in regard to the use of either timber or concrete in the construction of the proposed new rural cottages.

Mr. E. Brown

I am sending my hon. Friend the notes on specifications issued for the guidance of local authorities. I may add in particular, that as I stated recently in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for West Layton (Mr. Sorensen), timber is being made available, as a special measure, for the staircase, for the covering of the floor in the living room or parlour, and for joist and boarded floors for the bedrooms in all these cottages.