§ Sir K. VAUGHAN-MORGANasked the Minister of Health whether he has given his approval to the proposals of the Wigan Corporation to engage in a house-building scheme on what is known as the Whelley site; whether such approval includes sanction for the direct employment of labour by the corporation; and whether he is aware that the cost of direct labour methods is estimated to exceed by £500 the lowest competitive tender?
Sir H. YOUNGThe answer to the first two parts of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the third part, the approved scheme involves a lower total cost to the corporation than the alternative scheme.