§ Mr. LORDENasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the statements which have 702W printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT, giving particulars of the appointments to which he refers. The grounds upon which these appointments were made were that half were unestablished officers who have already served in the Board of Trade for many years, and the remaining half were to posts requiring special qualifications which are not ordinarily acquired within the service.
The following is the statement referred to:—
appeared to the effect that the Government propose to extend the period for the subsidy to private builders; and whether he can make any statement on the subject?
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§ Dr. ADDISONYes, Sir. The question of extending the period during which grants may be made to private persons building houses has been under the consideration of the Government, and it has been decided to introduce legislation to extend the period for a further year. It is not proposed to increase the total sum, namely, £15,000,000 already authorised by Parliament for this purpose.