§ 79. Mr. W. Shepherdasked the Minister of Health how many men were employed on 1st March, or the nearest available date, in the erection of permanent houses in the London area; and if he will state the number employed on 1st March, 1939.
§ Mr. BevanOn 8th February, 1946, 6,500 men were employed in the London Region on the erection of permanent houses and 4,300 on the clearance and preparation of sites. I regret that no records are available of the number so employed on 1st March, 1939.