§ Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Health whether, in the event of schemes of local authorities for the building of working-class houses being held up owing to the prohibitive price of land, the Government contemplate bringing forward legislation to deal with profiteers in land to ensure progress being made in housing the working classes?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYProvision is already made in the Housing Acts, for the compulsory purchase of land in cases where it is not possible to acquire it by agreement. The procedure laid down by the Acquisition of Land Act, 1919, for the determination of the amount of compensation payable in cases of compulsory purchase has so far proved sufficient to ensure that land required by local authorities for housing purposes can be acquired at a reasonable price.