HC Deb 20 October 1949 vol 468 cc58-9W
74. Mr. J. Morrison

asked the Minister of Health how many local authorities have sought an assurance from his Department that they will receive an adjustment of the £8 a year maintenance allowance for prefabricated houses so as to make up for the extra cost caused by faulty workmanship and electrical defects.

Mr. Bevan

No separate record of these applications is kept. I would, however, refer the hon. Member to the financial terms upon which these houses were provided, as set out in Appendix IV to the Memorandum on Temporary Accommodation, of which I am sending him a copy. It will be seen that a local authority would not be entitled to an adjustment merely on the ground that maintenance costs in excess of £8 a house are incurred in any one year.