The housing question

Bibliographic data

Monograph

Identifikator:: 1023104237

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-61777

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The housing question

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Year of publication:: 1922

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (125 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

64 THE HOUSING QUESTION Dr. Addison : " I would refer my Honourable Friend to the terms of the Housing, Town Planning, etc.. Act, 1919, under which I am empowered to authorise County Councils to act, or may act myself, in default of Local Authorities who do not take adequate steps to provide the houses needed in their areas. I have for some time been pressing backward authorities to expedite their schemes, and it is my intention to use my powers where this is necessary.” This looked like business. The first case of a re fractory Council was Bedford. There the Ministry held an Inquiry and actually defaulted the Council— for a day or two. But it was not very seriously meant. Bedford were let off, have no intention of completing their statutory Housing Scheme, and to-day the Minister would not allow them to do so, even if the Council were desirous. But only in a few cases were the Ministry as brave as at Bedford. On a certain number of occasions they caused to be written petulant and semi-threatening letters. But defiant Local Authorities soon got used to these and learnt how little harm came of ignoring them. When Sir Alfred Mond succeeded Dr. Addison, and completely altered the ship’s course, all dilatory Councils knew they were through their troubles and in smooth water again. Let there, however, be no mistake. Parliament, in 1919, gave powers of default to the Minister and in tended them to be used. Owing to the short-lived sincerity of the Coalition Government and their forget fulness of the promises upon which they rode into office, these powers were not used. It is entirely

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: The housing question

Monograph

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation