§ 77. Sir P. Macdonaldasked the Minister of Health whether he will now make arrangements to relax the present restrictions affecting the owners of war-destroyed houses in respect of which a value payment has been agreed, so as to remove the present disadvantage of such owners as compared with those who are able to replace houses in respect of which a cost of works settlement has been made.
§ Mr. BevanIt is within the discretion of a local authority to issue licences for the erection of houses for private individuals up to one-fifth of their allocation and I have no doubt that careful consideration is given to any application of200W the kind in question. The total number of houses which can be built is limited by the labour and materials available, it would not, therefore, be possible to issue additional licences for this type of house.