59. Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Minister of Works if he is aware that there are now large stocks of all the material necessary for electrical installation work in houses and offices and adequate labour also available; and whether he will now abolish the restrictions on the amount of work that may be done.
§ Mr. StokesThe need for restriction on capital investment, as announced by the Government last October, still exists, and I am, therefore, unable to vary the Control of Building Operations (No. 15) Order, 1950, laid before the House on 19th June, 1950.