HC Deb 28 February 1945 vol 408 cc1399-400W
Sir E. Graham-Little

asked the Minister of Health whether it is proposed to introduce during the life of the present Parliament, a Bill to implement the measures

Mr. Sandys

It has been decided to let contracts for 2,000 Phoenix houses to contractors in the Phoenix Group who sponsored the design of this type. These first contracts are of an experimental nature and the price will be fixed on the basis of costing. Instructions to proceed have been or are being issued for 559 houses in England and Wales and 500 in Scotland, as follows:

outlined in the White Paper on National Health Services.

Mr. Willink

I am afraid I cannot at present add anything to what I said in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Fulham, West (Dr. Summerskill) on 1st February.