§ Mr. Wootton-Daviesasked the Minister of Health whether he can give an estimate of the existing stocks of wallpaper available for use in the houses which are now to be repaired under the new ceiling limit of£500.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe repairs to houses under the scheme is restricted to essential work on a war-time economy standard. As a rule, therefore, no wallpapering is done.
§ Mr. Wootton-Daviesasked the Minister of Health (1) whether there is an adequate supply of wallpaper for houses which are now being constructed;
(2) to what extent he is advising those undertaking the construction of houses not to use wallpaper; and what he is recommending in its place.
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§ Miss HorsbrughMost of the houses now under construction are being built by local authorities. It is not their practice to paper the walls, at any rate until after a period of two or three years. The walls are normally distempered. The question of supply of wallpaper does not, therefore, arise at present.