Capital Investment (White Paper)

Part of Orders of the Day — Princess Elizabeth's and Duke of Edinburgh's Annuities Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 December 1947.

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Photo of Mr Aneurin Bevan Mr Aneurin Bevan , Ebbw Vale 12:00, 18 December 1947

I was listening to the right hon. Gentleman very carefully. I wanted to find out what his policy was. We take the view—and we insist upon it—that there can be nothing sillier than to spend large sums of money and much labour and material on bringing houses to a certain stage of completion, and then leave them uncompleted. We think that is nonsense.