§ 14. Sir Geoffrey Shakespeareasked the Minister of Health whether he will consult with the Minister of Supply and other Ministers concerned with a view to releasing the hundreds of thousands of building operatives engaged on war work as soon as the state of the war makes a contraction of war production possible.
§ The Minister of Health (Mr. Willink)I can assure my hon. Friend that this is a matter which the Government have very much in mind.
§ Sir G. ShakespeareIs it not a fact that a high proportion of the workers in the building trades union were ordered to go into war industries and that that will be a favourable factor?
§ Mr. WillinkThat is certainly so, and it is very much in mind.
§ Mr. ShinwellDoes my right hon. and learned Friend recall the speeches he made when he was a back bencher about the need for speeding up the provision of houses, and will he try to relate promise with performance?
§ Mr. WillinkI have looked at them again.
§ Mr. ShinwellSince my right hon. and learned Friend has perused his speeches, has he profited thereby?