§ Mr. Footasked the Minister of Works whether he will make a statement regarding the purchase of prefabricated timber houses in Sweden and Finland; and whether he can give any estimate of the number of such houses which he expects to be obtained from these sources within the next 12 months and thereafter.
Mr. Manninģham-BullerContracts have been placed in Sweden for the delivery of 5,000 permanent prefabricated timber houses in 1945. Deliveries are expected to start in September. It cannot at present say to what extent it will be possible to obtain further houses of this type. It has not yet been possible to place any con-1106W tracts in Finland, but the possibilities of doing so are still under examination.
§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Works how many of the prefabricated houses are ready for delivery to the borough of Willesden; and when are deliveries to be made.
Mr. Manninģham-BullerSites for 143 temporary houses have been or will shortly be handed over by the borough of Willesden. These should be ready for delivery of houses two months from the date of handing over, by which time the necessary parts of houses will be available for erection.