Viscountess ASTORasked the Minister of Health how many meetings of the Committee on New Methods of House Construction have taken place during the past three months; how many new methods and materials in all have been referred to the Committee and whether further new methods are at present under examination by them?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe Committee on New Methods of House Construction finished its task and was dissolved last December, and there have, therefore, been no meetings during the last three months. I understand that, approximately, 400 methods or materials were submitted to the Committee; any further new methods are examined by my Department in the light of the experience gained by the Committee.