asked the Minister of Health whether he can give returns showing how many authorities are building wooden houses; and whether he has received reports as to cost, type and suitability?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I have no exact record showing the number of local authorities who are actually building wooden houses. In a case which has recently been before me the houses are of the non-parlour type, with three bedrooms, costing about £450, and I am advised that the form of construction is satisfactory. On the general question of the merits of timber construction I would refer my hon. Friend to the Third Interim Report of the Committee on New Methods of House Construction.