§ 27. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, as a result of the timber shortage, local authorities are being instucted to use cement finishes in place of timber for kitchen floors in all new houses now under construction; and whether, in view of the unsatisfactory nature of cement for such floors, he will arrange that so long as timber continues in short supply, pitch mastic, mastic asphalt, quarry tiles or other more agreeable surfacing materials are used for kitchens, as in the case of ground-floor living-rooms.
§ Mr. BevanI have advised local authorities to use a granolithic or cement finish for kitchen floors in the immediate future in order to conserve the supply of pitch mastic, mastic asphalt and quarry tiles for the living rooms. I hope that there will soon be a wider range of materials to choose from both for kitchens and living rooms.