§ 43. Sir Irving Alberyasked the Minister of Health if plans have been formulated to facilitate and encourage contractors, large and small, and other forms of private enterprise, to take an essential part in the provision of post-war housing.
§ Mr. WillinkI would refer my hon. Friend to the statement which I made on this subject in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Central Bristol (Lady Apsley) on 7th December last.
§ Sir I. AlberyCan the right hon. and learned Gentleman give any indication of the kind of facilities and encouragement that are offered?
§ Mr. WillinkI am afraid that no facilities or encouragement are offered for the building of houses at the moment; but I can assure my hon. Friend that we are proceeding on the lines indicated in the answer to which I have referred.
§ Sir I. AlberyCan the right hon. and learned Gentleman give any indication of the nature of the facilities and encouragement which will be offered, so that people can make their plans accordingly?
§ Mr. WillinkThose indications are given in the answer to which I have referred.
§ Mr. KirkwoodDoes not this reinforce the suggestion which I made just now, that it is time the Government reversed their decision to stop house-building during the war? It is as important to get on with building houses to-day as it is to carry on the war.