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asked the Minister of Health whether the housing schemes which he is encouraging local authorities to prepare will be subject to the payment of subsidies, annual grants or loans with favoured terms as to interest and repayment, which will allow of the rents charged being below an economic rental; and will the same terms and conditions be placed at the disposal of private enterprise?
As regards the first part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply, of which I am sending him a copy, which I gave on 17th March to my hon. Friend the Member for Maidstone (Mr. Bossom). The point raised in the second part is one which I shall consider when I receive a report from the Sub-committee of my Central Housing Advisory Committee which has been specially appointed to advise on the part to be played by private enterprise in solving the post-war housing problem.
Will my right hon. Friend expedite that Report, as private enterprise at the present time feel that they are frozen up from taking part in the post-war housing problem?
The Committee is working very busily on the Report.