§ Mr. HOBHOUSEasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the shortage of houses and the small rateable value of the smaller urban districts, he will consider so amending the financial provisions of the Housing Bill as to place those areas in the same position with respect to the subsidy as the purely agricultural districts?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYThe Government carefully considered the matter referred to by the hon. Member, but as I intimated on the Second Reading of the Housing Bill it was not found possible to make provision for additional assistance for the areas in question. I have undertaken, however, that on the occasion of the first review of the amount of Exchequer subsidy, which under the Bill will take place in 1927, the case of these areas shall again be specially considered.