§ Mr. Stokesasked the Minister of Health whether he has recently given sanction for a loan of £14,360 to the Harrow Urban District Council in connection with their scheme for the purchase of land at Stanmore for the erection of an infectious diseases hospital; what is the area of the land in question; what price is being paid for it; and what was its rateable value previous to purchase?
Mr. M. MacDonaldYes, Sir. The loan in question was for the purchase of an area of 25.6 acres of land by the Harrow Urban District Council from the Middlesex County Council. The price to be paid by the urban district council was £14,200. I am informed that the only rateable value was in respect of three cottages, of which the rateable value was £46 per annum.