Colonel NEWMANasked the Minister of Health whether he has received from local authorities any lists of applicants for the tenancy of the State-aided houses about to be or in process of building; and will he, where necessary, make it clear to the local authorities that professional men of the middle class have an equal right with the working classes, as defined in any Act of Parliament, to become tenants of the houses when built?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe choice of tenants, for houses built by the local authorities is a matter for the local authorities. The Housing Acts authorise the building of houses for the working classes only, but the expression "working classes" is not defined, and I have repeatedly stated that it should be given a liberal interpretation.