HC Deb 27 November 1951 vol 494 c1096
15. Mr. Albert Roberts

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will give additional housing allocations to mining areas.

Mr. H. Macmillan

My predecessor made, during the present year, additional allocations totalling approximately 6,300 houses to mining areas. I am willing to increase these in accordance with the progress made.

Mr. George Sylvester

Is the Minister aware that in the mining areas, owing to the danger of subsidence, the majority of houses have to be built on rafts which need steel, and will he do his best to see that they have the required quantity of steel bars, because there are areas at present where building has had to stop because of the shortage of steel?

Mr. Macmillan

The hon. Gentleman is quite correct. I am aware of that, and we shall do what we can.