Lieut.-Colonel J. WARDasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the absence of housing accommodation for the workmen employed upon the reservoir works of the Metropolitan Water Board at Ashford Common, Middlesex; is he aware that the accommodation provided is for 300 men, while the number at present employed upon the works is 1,160; that Mr. C. Rodgers, the local sanitary inspector, has repeatedly called the attention of the local authorities to the subject without result; and what action his Department is taking in the matter?
§ Sir A. MONDI am investigating this matter and will communicate further with the hon. and gallant Member.