§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) whether he will provide the Cohen Committee on the Voluntary Housing Movement with adequate clerical and research facilities, in view of the fact that the Committee has not been able to meet since 18th March through lack of these facilities;
(2) on what date his Department first received representations from the Cohen Committee on the Voluntary Housing Movement asking for additional clerical and research facilities; and why no action was taken prior to 10th May, 1969;
(3) on what date he expects to receive the report of the Cohen Committee on the Voluntary Housing Movement; and what action he is taking to speed up the work of the committee.
§ Mr. MacCollAt a meeting on 18th February, 1969, the subcommittee made a formal request for the services of a full-time research officer to facilitate the processing of the large amount of evidence submitted. An Officer subsequently recruited to the Department took up duty on 12th May, 1969, as full-time assistant to the secretary of the sub-committee. I do not yet know when the subcommittee is likely to report.