§ 70. Mr. Errollasked the Minister of Health whether in view of his recent announcement that too many houses are being built that are too high for their width, he will investigate to what extent the by-law insisting on a minimum headroom of eight feet even in small cottages is still effective throughout the country; and whether, in view of the savings which would result if the minimum could, in all suitable cases, be reduced to seven feet, both as regards costs of building and fuel consumption and in other respects, he will arrange for an early review of this and other by-laws which no longer serve any useful purpose.
§ Mr. BevanMost authorities in England and Wales have made a by-law requiring a minimum height of eight feet 89W for rooms in dwelling houses. I am, however, always ready to consider either an amending by-law or an application for consent to relax the by-law in any particular case.