§ Mr. ROWNTREEasked the Secretary to the Local Government Board whether the Local Government Board has made any estimate as to the shortage of houses in this country at the end of the War; and what the estimated shortage is and the proportion of new houses needed, respectively, in rural and in urban areas in England and Wales and Scotland?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERI am not in a position to make any reliable estimate as to the shortage of houses in rural and urban areas, respectively, in England and Wales at the end of the War, but I contemplate asking local authorities for information which will, I hope, make it possible to make some fairly accurate estimate of the housing needs in those areas.