§ 34. Miss Irene Wardasked the Minister of Health in which of the following cases the waiting list for houses at the end of February, 1950, is less than in December, 1945: Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle - upon - Tyne, Nottingham, Plymouth, Sheffield, Southampton, Wallsend-on-Tyne, White-haven, Wolverhampton and Tynemouth.
§ Miss WardDoes not the right hon. Gentleman keep in very close touch with all these important authorities to ascertain what are their views on the increasing number of people on their waiting lists?
§ Mr. BevanI have kept in very close touch indeed. A number of these authorities have had more houses allocated to them than they have, in fact, started to build.
§ Mr. George ThomasIs my right hon. Friend aware that the city of Cardiff has had a larger allocation than it has fulfilled in building over the past three years? If the hon. Lady will consult me I will tell her the reason why.
§ Mr. Godfrey NicholsonHas not the right hon. Gentleman at his disposal the numbers on the waiting lists of the various authorities in the country?
§ Mr. BevanNo, these are in the custody of the local authorities themselves and they vary from time to time. We have not this information at the centre.