Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that two houses built under the guild system for the Bentley-with-Arksey Urban District Council, near Doncaster, were completed last month at a total cost of less than £760 each, as certified by the local council's surveyor, who stated that the workmanship was exceptionally good, and that this cost is about £200 per house less than private builders' prices for the same type of house in that district; and, under these circumstances, will he encourage the further erection of houses throughout the country under the guild system?
§ Sir A. MONDAs I informed my hon. Friend in answer to the similar question which he addressed to me last week; I do not think that until a larger number of houses has been completed and the costs verified any useful comparison of costs can be made. I am having an investigation made into the question of guild contracts.