§ 21. Mr. Craven-Ellisasked the Minister of Health if he will give instructions to local authorities that no newly built house, flat or other domestic dwelling shall be occupied where the material used and the workmanship have not been periodically inspected during construction, a thorough inspection made when finished and, if the dwelling complies with the approved standards, a habitation certificate has been issued.
§ Mr. WillinkI have at present no power to issue instructions of this kind. Whether or not such power would provide the best means of controlling the standards of private enterprise building is one of the questions which is being examined by my Central Housing Advisory Committee.
§ Mr. Craven-EllisDoes not the right hon. and learned Gentleman think that houses built by local authorities require the same supervision as those built by private enterprise?