The housing question

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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

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68 THE HOUSING QUESTION Dr. Addison, in moving the second reading of the Housing Bill on 7th April, 1919, said :— “The power is asked, where a local authority defaults, to either prepare a scheme or build the houses ourselves, and if that were the conduct of an Oriental potentate I daresay we should have less trouble in the East. Let us come to the proceedings of the Industrial Conference the other day, and what did they say ? The Report, signed by both employers and employed at that conference, on page 9, contains the following : ‘ In order to meet the present crisis, the Committee recommend that the Government should without delay proceed with a comprehensive housing programme. . . . The Committee urge that where the local authorities fail to utilise their powers to provide suitable housing accommodation the Local Government Board should take the necessary steps for the erection of suitable houses in the area of the authority, and special powers, if necessary, to compel authorities to act in accordance with the housing needs of the district. ’ " That is exactly what is in the Bill. Let me say this : the local authorities are only too anxious to get on with the work. I have had many conferences with them on this Bill, and we have always got on very happily together, without any difficulty or conffict. But many of them fully recognise that it is in the highest national interest that this power should be taken in the event of an authority failing to do its duty. There is no affront to the authorities in making this proposal. “ We have in this Bill some very unique and unusual pro visions which authorise the Ministry to act the part of and in place of the authority. At the same time it is coupled with provisions which give an altogether unprecedented measure of aid to local authorities in carrying out the duties which the Act casts upon them, and it is right that it should, and I think the House will expect me, if I am a Minister, to exercise that right and discharge that duty, and in the case of those who are neglecting this urgent national duty not to hesitate to call upon others to operate, if necessary, on their behalf.

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