§ Mr. Sparksasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning how many sites for housing schemes submitted by local authorities in 1945 have been rejected or reduced in size by his Department; the total acreage involved; and, in cases where no suitable alternative land is available, what steps his Department has taken to assist such local authorities to solve their housing problems.
§ Mr. SilkinThe figures asked for in the first and second parts of the Question are not available and could not be obtained without a disproportionate amount of labour. In cases where no suitable alternative land is available within the area of the local authority, my Department recommends the authority to seek the advice of the joint planning committee to which they belong as to the. acquisition of suitable land beyond its own boundaries.