§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Minister of Health how many houses, partly completed, there were in England and Wales at the last available date; on how many of these had work been stopped; and in the case of how many was the stoppage due to want of timber; what suggestions he has made to local authorities to complete houses with substitute materials instead of timber; and what has been the success attending his suggestions?
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§ Mr. ElliotI have no complete information giving the number of partly completed houses in the country, but so far as houses being erected by local authorities are concerned, I would refer the hon. and learned Member to the replies, copies of which I am sending him, given on 24th and 25th January, respectively, to Questions on this subject by my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Sir P. Hurd) and the hon. Member for Wolver hampton, East (Mr. Mander).