§ Mr. MONTAGUEasked the Minister of Health whether he will give particulars of cases where the standard of equipment of houses has been raised since the reduction of the subsidy on let October, 1927?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAs the specification has for some years been entirely a matter for the local authority, no record has been kept of the cases to which the hon. Member refers, but on a number of occasions my Department has been informed at interviews during this period that improvements in specifications have been made by local authorities and such improvements are facilitated by the recent substantial fall in building prices.