§ 75. Mr. David Rentonasked the Minister of Works whether he is aware that the 10 temporary houses allocated to St. Ives Borough Council, Huntingdonshire, the main parts of which were delivered in October, have not yet been completed, and that, meanwhile, fittings have been stored in temporary houses with no doors and without anybody keeping watch over them, and that children have been tampering with those fittings; and whether he will arrange for the houses to be completed at an early date, and the fittings to be properly preserved meanwhile.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe responsibility for the safe custody of the fittings rests with the contractor, and I am not aware that there has been any loss or damage. The doors and remaining equipment are now being delivered, and I hope that all the houses will be ready for occupation next month.
§ Mr. RentonIn view of the serious shortage of these fittings, will the Minister make it clear to the contractors that the responsibility is theirs, so that these losses do not occur?
§ Mr. TomlinsonI have already made it clear to them.