§ 14. Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the building of 580 houses at Rawcliffe, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, has been held up since July, 10,45, through an 1280 attempt by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to sterilise this area from building; and whether he will secure that these housing schemes may now proceed.
§ Mr. BevanI am aware of this case, about which I am in touch with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Civil Aviation. I will inform the hon. Member of the result.
§ Mr. TurtonDoes the Minister recall that this local authority wrote to him on 10th November last asking for his help, and is he aware that they have had no reply and no material assistance in consequence of that letter?
§ Mr. BevanThe hon. Gentleman will understand that there is in these matters a very considerable difficulty, because the claims of civil aviation, which are developing and which are still uncertain, have to be set off against the claims of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health and other Departments. I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman, and I am trying to get a solution to the difficulty.
§ Mr. TurtonAs the right hon Gentleman is paying a visit to York City next week, will he go out to the site and look at it at first hand?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ByersCan the right right. Gentleman say whether there is any machinery for co-ordinating these Departments in this matter?
§ Mr. BevanThis is now done on a regional level by the Ministry of Health from 1st January this year.