§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Works whether, in view of the varying652W circumstances and conditions which prevail in the local authority areas, he will so amend the regulations that the three classes of building operations, partially damaged houses, houses destroyed and new houses may go forward on parallel lines and that licences and permits for all three classes shall be issued forthwith to builders and builders' merchants who possess, or can obtain, the necessary labour and materials.
§ Mr. TomlinsonLicences for the repair of damaged houses, the rebuilding of demolished houses and the building of new houses are at present issued by local authorities in all cases where it is possible to do so without detriment to the authority's own programme of building and repair.