§ 28. Mr. Sparksasked the Minister of Works what effect the exhaustion of coal stocks and the reduction of electrical power to industry has had upon the supply of materials for the housing programme.
§ Mr. KeyIt is too early to assess precisely the effect of recent fuel difficulties upon the supply of materials for the housing programme. The clay industries, the cement industry and the glass industry, are heavy fuel consumers, and they have suffered severely, but every effort has been made throughout the field of building materials and components to prevent damage to plant and to maintain continuous processes at the minimum level necessary to enable production to be restored without delay.