§ 43. Mr. Ecclesasked the Minister of Health why, when there are 700 families on the waiting list of the Calne and Chippenham rural district, he has cut the 1950 housing programme to eight council houses and two private enterprise houses.
§ Mr. BevanThe allocation takes account of the building capacity of the district and the large amount of work still outstanding from previous allocations. Forty-seven houses are under construction and another 71 are in approved tenders but not yet started.