§ 62. Mr. Hefferasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will lift the restrictions on local government direct work departments to enable them to carry out industrialised building for their own and other local authorities.
§ Mr. CrossmanA local authority may use its direct labour department to erect any buildings which the authority have power to provide, including industrialised buildings. Legislation would, however, be necessary to enable such an organisation to carry out work for another local authority. I hope shortly to issue a circular to local authorities about restrictions which are not required by Statute.