§ Major LLOYD-GREAMEasked the President of the Local Government Board what steps, if any, are being taken to give effect to the recommendation of the Report of the Committee on the Building Industry after the War [Cd. 9197], paragraph 44, that a Central Building Industry Committee and Regional Committees should be appointed?
§ Major ASTORA Central Building Industry Committee was appointed last year224W in accordance with the recommendations of the Report to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers, but for various reasons the appointment of the Regional Committees was not then proceeded with. Since then arrangements have been made for the establishmnt of Committees attached to the Local Government Board's Housing Commissioners, who will discharge the functions of the Regional Committees so far as concerns the local use and production of building materials in connection with housing schemes. In view of the new organisation which has been' set up for housing purposes, it has not been found necessary to maintain the Central Building Industry Committee in being, and it has accordingly been dissolved.