HC Deb 08 December 1927 vol 211 cc1601-2W
Mr. NAYLOR

asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the pressure upon hospital accommodation and treatment caused by the number of motoring accidents, he. will consider the desirability of obtaining power to make grants from the Road Fund for the purpose of enabling such hospitals to meet the extra costs so incurred?

Colonel ASHLEY

I do not think that contributions of the nature suggested by the hon. Member could properly be made from the Road Fund in view of the purposes for which that fund was instituted.

erection; and how many are in course of erection?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

I am unable to give separate statistics for Devonport, but the number of houses completed in the county borough of Plymouth in each of the years ended 30th September, 1925, 1926, and 1927 respectively, are as follow:—

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