Burt Committee
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The Burt Committee was a working party set up by the government of the United Kingdom
to provide guidance on the housing shortage.
The committee had the correct title of the Interdepartmental Committee on House Construction. It was established in September 1942 by the Minister of Health, the Minister of Works and the Secretary of State for Scotland
. The committee was briefed to consider which methods and materials would be most cost-effective and efficient for providing houses after war damage in The Blitz
and slum clearance had left many homeless.
The committee favoured prefabricated housing as a solution to the problems, and their recommendations resulted in the Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944
, which itself resulted in the Emergency Factory Made programme.
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to provide guidance on the housing shortage.
The committee had the correct title of the Interdepartmental Committee on House Construction. It was established in September 1942 by the Minister of Health, the Minister of Works and the Secretary of State for Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland
The Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was...
. The committee was briefed to consider which methods and materials would be most cost-effective and efficient for providing houses after war damage in The Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
and slum clearance had left many homeless.
The committee favoured prefabricated housing as a solution to the problems, and their recommendations resulted in the Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944
Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944
The Housing Act 1944 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed in order to provide solutions to the housing crisis which occurred at the end of World War II....
, which itself resulted in the Emergency Factory Made programme.