HC Deb 13 May 1943 vol 389 c802W
Mr. MacLaren

asked the Minister of Health, in view of his new housing effort, what he proposes to do to relieve these houses from rate burdens which have a detrimental effect on all housing development?

Mr. E. Brown

The problem of local rating raises far more questions than those affecting the provision of houses. I am not proposing, as at present advised, any alterations of the law in connection with housing programmes.