§ 98. Mr. G. Longdenasked the Minister of Health if he will authorise local housing authorities to spend a maximum sum upon their 1951 housing programmes instead of his present system of authorising them to build a maximum number of houses so that, if local needs justify their doing so, such authorities may be encouraged to build a larger number of smaller houses.
§ Mr. BevanNo. I am satisfied that the present system is better designed to achieve the desired results.