§ Mr. Linsteadasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that certain local authorities require applicants for private building licences to acquire land and to have plans of the house prepared and approved before considering an application for licence; and whether, in view of the fact that this practice puts applicants to expense before they know whether their application will be granted, he will circularise local authorities advising them against its use.
§ Mr. BevanI have already advised local authorities that they should not make the acquisition of a site a condition precedent to the granting of a licence, and on my present information I do not think that a further circular is necessary.