§ 69. Commander Galbraithasked the Minister of Works what percentages of total United Kingdom production of electric lighting appliances, accessories and fittings and electrical cooking and heating apparatus are being taken by his Department for the housing programme; and what proportions, respectively, have been installed and placed in stock to date.
§ Mr. TomlinsonApproximate figures are available for a number of the items as follow:
— Percentage of Total Production acquired for housing by Ministry of Works, October 1946. Percentage of Total Acquisition installed at 16th November 1946. Per cent. Per cent. Wash Boilers 17 90 Immersion Heaters 21 85 Electric Cookers 14 90 Thermostats 8 89 Figures are not available for other electrical items, but the percentages acquired by the Ministry of Works in other cases are very much smaller