22. Mr. Manningasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that his Department have recently imposed a financial limit of £20 as the maximum amount of repairs or maintenance work which a local authority may carry out to requisitioned property without prior approval from his Department; that under present conditions local authorities find, in the majority of cases, expenditure in excess of this sum is involved and there is, therefore, an unnecessary delay in reletting properties; and if he will consider leaving the amount of maintenance repairs to requisitioned property to the discretion of the local authorities and increasing the financial limit.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsMy right hon. Friend has this under consideration and hopes to make an announcement shortly.