HC Deb 12 March 1946 vol 420 cc935-6
15 and 16. Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

asked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of men registered as workers in civil engineering, at present in His Majesty's Forces;

(2) the number of men registered as building workers, at present serving in His Majesty's Forces.

Mr. Isaacs

It is estimated that the total is about 275,000, of whom about 20.000 are civil engineering workers. These figures include craftsmen and their labourers but not general labourers