§ 59. Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will give a general assurance to local housing authorities in reception areas for coal-miners transferred from other areas that he is prepared to approve local authority housing schemes for transferred miners as an addition to, and not as a part of, their allocation of houses to meet the needs of local residents.
§ Mr. CorfieldI think it is generally understood by the local authorities that any houses they provide for incoming miners are not expected to be at the expense of their housing programmes for local needs.
§ 60. Mr. Warbeyasked' the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will take steps to award a double subsidy for every house built by a local authority for the housing of miners displaced from their homes by economic circumstances.
§ Mr. CorfieldNo. Arrangements already exist for the National Coal Board to make a contribution in addition to the Exchequer subsidy when local authorities build houses for miners moving from declining pits to areas where coal production is expanding.