§ 33. Mr. Coveasked the Parliamentary Secretary to, the Ministry of Works and Buildings how many building workers are at present occupied in the reconstruction of bombed buildings; whether he is aware that Christie's showrooms and the Leicester Square Cinema are being reconstructed; and whether he is satisfied that all this work is of national importance?
§ Mr. HicksIt would not be in the public interest to supply the figure asked for in the first part of the Question. At Messrs. Christie's auction rooms debris is being cleared and materials salvaged, but I am not aware that any work of reconstruction has been undertaken. In the case of the Leicester Square Cinema, work to the estimated value of £700 was licensed, which has enabled the premises to be reopened.