§ Mr. THOMAS RICHARDSONasked the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that neither houses nor lodgings can be found in Whitehaven for miners urgently needed at the collieries, and that the colliery company have had to utilise the Kells reading room to house come of the Belgian miners; and, in view of the fact that a new mine is being sunk 1444W in the district, thereby intensifying the demand for houses, he will say what steps he proposes to take and what assistance his Department can give in order to have this matter effectively and efficiently dealt with?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI am well aware of the need for improved housing accommodation at Whitehaven. In February, 1911, the Local Government Board sanctioned a loan for the purchase of land by the Corporation as a site for the erection of eighty houses or tenements. I will urge the Corporation to proceed with the preparation of their housing scheme.