§ 94. Mr. Lipsonasked the Minister of Works if he will arrange for a further supply of temporary houses to be sent to Cheltenham in June.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI regret that this will not be possible. Subject to special consideration for the needs of severely bombed towns, deliveries of temporary houses are being made as nearly as possible in the order in which sites were made available by housing authorities. In fairness to other housing authorities it will, therefore, not be possible to deliver more temporary houses to Cheltenham before August.
§ Mr. Martin LindsayIs the Minister aware that there are 7,000 homeless families in Cheltenham and only 17 houses have been built since Labour began to get things done?
§ Mr. TomlinsonI cannot confirm those figures offhand, but I should imagine, from what has taken place in different parts of the country, that the position in Cheltenham is not nearly so bad as some places in other regions.