§ 21. Mr. Goochasked the Minister of Health what has been the result of his Department's review of the house-building programmes of the various local authorities in Norfolk; and if he will indicate the reasons advanced by Ministry officials for reducing the number of houses to be built this year.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsMy right hon. Friend hopes to publish this information for Norfolk and the rest of the country with the housing return for March. As regards the second part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to paragraph 22 of the White Paper on the Housing Programme for 1947 and the circular to local authorities on the subject—of which I am sending him a copy.
§ Mr. GoochIn the cutting down of any housing programmes, will the Minister give due regard to the programmes of rural authorities who want to build solely for the accommodation of farmworkers?
§ Mr. EdwardsThat fact is taken into account in all the zonal conferences.