asked the Minister of Health if, with reference to the announcement some months ago that the local authorities had satisfactorily completed the first phase of the provision of houses, he will now indicate when the second or any subsequent phase is likely to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the White Paper on the housing programme for 1947.

Does the right hon. Gentleman realise that thousands of people are suffering miseries, and will he get on with his building programme as hard as he can?

Our people have a better prospect of being housed than they have ever had in the past.