§ Mr. Grenfellasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what proposals it is intended to adopt for the future by the Mines Welfare Commission in relation to the need for improvement in health and housing in mining villages.
Major Lloyd GeorgeWhilst the Miners' Welfare Commission is in the fullest sympathy with the desire to effect necessary housing improvements in mining villages, the Act of Parliament instituting the Miners' Welfare Fund expressly excluded the building and repair of dwelling houses from the permissible objects of grant. The Commission is alive to the need for associating welfare amenities with new housing schemes, and will shortly make known its proposals as to the future activities of the Miners' Welfare Fund in this and other directions.