Die Arbeiterfrage

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Identifikator:: 891224181

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-65049

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Levenstein, Adolf http://d-nb.info/gnd/116961155

Title:: Die Arbeiterfrage

Place of publication:: München

Publisher:: Verlag Ernst Reinhardt

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (406 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: C. Die positive Wünsche der Arbeiter in bezug auf die Umgestaltung ihrer ökonomischen Lage

Collection:: Economics Books

i©8 THE HOUSING QUESTION On 5th May, 1921, when Dr. Addison was still in the Cabinet as " Minister without Portfolio,” he was asked the following question :— Major Prescott asked the Minister without Portfolio on what grounds he warned the public to be on their guard as to a possible change of housing policy, as reported in the London Press on the 26th April ; whether his disquieting statement has unsettled many local authorities within the Metropolitan Police area in connection with the financial responsibilities they have incurred in the development of housing schemes ; and whether or not the Government contemplate a change of housing policy which will raise the financial liability of a local authority above the limit of a id. rate ? Dr. Addison : “ I can assure my Hon. and Gallant Friend that there was nothing in the speech in question, or in any reports of it that I have seen, to cause unsettlement, nor have I heard of any that has arisen in consequence. It was explicitly stated that the Government contemplated no change of policy or de parture from any obligations to local authorities and others that had been entered into, but it was pointed out that the redemption of slums in our towns would require sustained effort through a long series of years and that a vigilant and informed public opinion would be necessary if the work was to be persevered with.” Three weeks after he had said this the Government stopped practically all further approvals. On the 12th April, 1921, the following question was asked in the Commons :— Mr. T. Thomson asked the Prime Minister whether the recent change in the post of Minister of Health indicates any variation m the Government’s policy with regard to health and housing administration ; and can local authorities which have undertaken the erection of dwelling-houses under the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1919, rely upon the Government fulfilling in the

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