asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will promote further standardisation of housing built by Government Departments so that Government employees are not faced with great expense in adapting furniture and fittings when required to move.

Standard designs are already widely used for houses built for Government employees. These designs will be improved from time to time. As newer types of houses are developed and older types continue in use, it will never be possible to achieve complete standardisation, but I hope that we shall go a long way towards doing so.