§ 29. Captain Gammansasked the Minister of Health if he will publish the particulars of contracts for both permanent and temporary houses let by his Ministry and by local authorities showing details of cost 2186 in a. form which gives the percentage increase in the case of permanent houses as compared with pre-war figures.
§ Mr. BevanI am considering the form of the progress report which I promised in my statement on 17th October and will certainly take account of the hon. and gallant Member's suggestion.
§ Captain GammansCannot the right hon. Gentleman give the figures now of contracts which are already let—not for the future, but what has happened up to now?
§ Mr. BevanI think it would be extremely difficult at the moment because, in the first place, it requires some administrative preparation to get these details out, and I want to present them to the House, when I start, in a form which will be intelligible and fairly permanent.