HOUSING FOR BRITAIN

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26639, 26 January 1952, Page 2

HOUSING FOR BRITAIN

MINISTER NEW POLIcTI (N.Z. Press Asrociation— LONDON lUr* The Minister of Housing (wUtEmI Macmillan) speaking at wSLSMi and the Minister of Works nSWM Eccles), addressing the LondnL »St ter Builders’ Association Government s new policy on SwaMS They said the housing nywW would be freed from any aS9Hv limitation imposed by capital?® ment and would be expanded ♦ W limit of available materki.*9M labour. a,> ft Mr Macmillan said allocaH»«Jffl iocal authorities would the rate at which they houses. The new 1 slogan for 1 * local authority, building contJJ®and worker would be- ‘The nJSaw you build, the more house* JJBSk get to build.” *« The Government proposed tn m housing production boards” S® regional basis. They would W officers of the Housing WwSE>*BW Labour Ministries, with reng*® tives of appropriate employ**?*!® ciations and trade unions will be to advise and assist th* k!Ss ing authorities. They win tape, simplify procedure iiurJl bottlenecks. D,e * "I am going to allow local anitQu ties to issue block licences tn builders for groups of housat “.Mb builders will be able to lavnlßE build more cheaply and rapidly J® Government regards housing ./IM next priority to safety andanJLllß There will be no arbitrary no restriction, no rigid ceiling?®® artificial limit.” He added that during the criti. J the balance of payments Britain’s economy "was restored. JM' would have to be sacrifice* |» Ml directions to get what was n*S*W?H housing. a Mr Eccles said there l minimum of controls and reaitaEH The Government intended to nSSSB manpower in the building imßM*! stimulate the supply of materiahßW step up the housing program™* giTil limit of the available mHtcrUsWBHI have to learn to build with ftSrtgiW With encouragement from buti&Si help from the Works Ministry £5. brick industry can give the re-./-■ output, I am hopeful that the : tiS ’ industry will be able to meet oSi ing needs, the timber output OBE and I am looking for an the production of plaster boarj*jM