§ 105. Mr. Colegateasked the Minister of Health whether he is prepared to act upon the resolution, a copy of which has been sent him, put forward by the Electrical Trades Union, Birmingham, at the annual meeting of the West Midland Regional Council of the Labour Party on 14th and 15th October, 1950, to the effect that wholehearted support should be given to groups of tradesmen within the region, constitutionally set up with the approval of the trades concerned, for the purpose of building their own houses.
§ Mr. BevanThe issue of licences for the building of new houses is a matter for the local authorities and it is for them to assess the relative merits of the applications made to them.