§ Mr. Pooleasked the Minister of Health whether he will reconsider his decision not to grant sanction for the completion of houses at Pelsall and Rushall in the urban district of Aldridge, in view of the urgent need for houses in these districts to rehouse tenants from unfit dwellings, and the loss which will fall on the local authority if these houses are not completed?
§ Mr. ElliotI regret that I am not in a position, at the moment, to accede to the application to which the hon. Member refers. I can assure him, however, that I am anxious that this and similar schemes should proceed as and when circumstances permit, and I am keeping the housing position under close review in relation to the demand on certain building materials for other purposes including new houses urgently required for the accommodation of workers in the factory and on the land.