HC Deb 30 March 1944 vol 398 cc1544-5
31. Mr. Muff

asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he is aware that the Leeds Church of England Council has acquired a detached house in the urban district of Horsforth for the purpose of using it as a maternity home; that the Horsforth Urban Council refuse -to allow the house to be used as a maternity home; and will he take steps to secure that this establishment is used.

The Minister of Town and Country Planning (Mr. W. S. Morrison)

I am not aware of the facts stated in the Question, but an appeal has been made to me under Sub-section (5) of Section to of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1932, by the Leeds Diocesan Rescue and Protection Society against the refusal of the Urban District Council of Horsforth to permit the use of premises for a babies' home, and a hearing in the appeal has been -fixed for 19th April.