§ 66. Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the high rents being charged by local authorities for houses now being completed under their supervision; and what steps he will take to ensure that a high proportion of houses to be built by local authorities for letting to wage earners are let at rents within their means without the addition of further subsidies.
§ Mr. BevanThe fixing of rents is a matter for the local authorities in accordance with the discretion vested in them by statute, and I have no power to intervene.