§ 75. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Health if all houses built for agricultural workers are, for the purpose of the four to one ratio between local authority building and private enterprise building, treated as local authority houses; and how many houses in this category have so far been built.
§ Mr. BevanHouses built with subsidy under Section 13 of the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1946, rank as local authority houses for this purpose. The number approved for subsidy is 294.
§ 77. Mr. Marplesasked the Minister of Health what is the reason for the number of claims for the agricultural subsidy for houses dropping from 607 houses on 6th March, 1947, to 410 houses at 31st March, 1947.
§ Mr. BevanThe figure of 410 relates to the number of completed houses in respect of which local authorities have applied for agricultural subsidy. At 6th March my Department had been informed of 607 houses in respect of which local authorities had expressed an intention to let to agricultural workers when seeking approval for building. Neither figure fully indicates 137W the proportion of new houses intended for agricultural workers and I am considering how a more representative figure can be obtained.