§ 35. Major Legge-Bourkeasked the Minister of Health to what extent his refusal to grant additional building licences is a result of the reduction of the stock in hand and monthly overall figure of bricks available; or what other reason caused him to make these refusals.
§ Mr. BevanNone, Sir. The reasons for the restriction of building licences were given in the statement 1 made in the course of the Debate on 21st October.
§ Major Legge-BourkeIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware that the stock in hand of bricks since July, 1945, has fallen by 911,787,000 and does he consider that the stock in hand of bricks is adequate to cover the promise which he gave on 21st October, when he said that the output would be 17,081 houses per month?
§ Mr. BevanAs I have already said in my reply, the issue of licences has no relationship to the existence of the bricks, so that brick figures are irrelevant to the Question.