§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Minister of Health how many Government emergency houses are to be built per acre; and what provision is being made for the open spaces between these houses.
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§ Mr. WillinkThese questions will be considered in discussions on the scheme with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Town and Country Planning and with the associations of local authorities.
§ Mr. Parkerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works on what assumption as to the post-war price of steel sheets have the suggested costs of the prefabricated steel houses been based.
§ Mr. HicksFor the present purposes, present-day prices of steel sheets are being assumed, but full advantage will be taken of any reduction that may take place in sheet prices.
§ Sir L. Lyleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works whether he can state the lines on which the standardised steel house will be remodelled to incorporate suggested improvements, and how much this will add to the original cost.
§ Mr. HicksThe principal alterations involved are the raising of the ceilings by 6 inches, the provision of a back door, the effective enlargement of the kitchen by the elimination of the arrangement by which part of the kitchen was to be used as a passage, and the provision of an outside shed for storage. On the question of cost, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply made to-day to a Question by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough East (Mr. A. Edwards).