§ Mr. Storeyasked the Minister of Health whether, in all cases where in any local authority area the permitted number of private house building licences has been issued, and an applicant can prove that he has a site, has obtained permission under the Town and Country Planning Act, and approval of his plans by the local authority, and that a builder is willing and has the men and material to enable him to start building at once, he will allow the local authority to issue an additional licence.
§ Mr. BevanI would refer to the reply which I have given today to the hon. Member for Woking (Mr. Watkinson) and others.
Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Minister of Health (1) how many licences for private building during 1950 have been granted in respect of the Canterbury City Council area;
(2) how many licences for private building during 1950 have been granted in respect of the Herne Bay Urban District Council area.
§ Mr. Summersasked the Minister of Health the number of local authorities authorised to issue licences for houses to be built for sale or owner-occupation; the number of such authorities who have issued fewer licences than the maximum proportion of total licences allowed; the number of licences of this type which though allowed have not been issued in the most recent period for which figures are available; and the proportion which the licences issued for such houses represents of the total licences issued, respectively.
§ Mr. BevanIt is left to the discretion of all local authorities to issue licences for private house-building up to a specified proportion—at present one-tenth—of their total allocation. For the rest of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to the figures of licences issued given in the Quarterly Housing Return.