§ 63. Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what advice he has given to local authorities about the adoption of the Parker Morris standards in future building programmes; what estimate has been made of the total cost of adopting the standards in full; and to what extent it will delay achievement of present housing targets.
§ Mr. MellishThe White Paper "The Housing Programme 1965–70" said "They (the Government) will expect local authorities … normally to incorporate the space and heating standards recommended by the Parker Morris Committee". A high proportion of new dwellings now include these standards which account for most of the cost of the full recommendations. The cost of building all houses to full Parker Morris standards would add approximately £100 a house averaged over the total local authority programme. The achievement of our housing target will not be delayed.