§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Works the timber and steel content respectively in each of the non-traditional houses listed in Table II of the housing return; and similar figures for a brick house.
§ Mr. BevanI have been asked to reply. The timber and steel contents of the various types of houses are as follow:
Type of house. Softwood Standards. Steel. Tons. Cwt. Airey Urban 1.51 — 10 Airey Rural 1.5 1 9 B.I.S.F 1.38 4 10 British Steel Construction 1.6 1 — Cornish 1.7 — 11 Cussins 1.25 3 6 Dyke C.C.C. 1.6 1 12 Howard 2.0 3 8 Laing Easiform 1.59 — 7½ Lamella 1.9 1 5 L.C System 1.6 2 8 Orlit: Pitched root 1.55 1 6 Flat roof 1.3 Spooner 1.75 1 14 Steane 1.17 4 — Tarran 1.5 1 18 Trusteel 1.3 3 10 Unity 1.5 1 6 Wates 1.69 1 4 Wimpey 'No-fines' 1.61 — 8 Woolaway 1.65 — 14 Hill frame 1.6 2 4 Swedish Timber 5.0 — 3 (approx.) The softwood content of a traditional house varies according to the size of the house, but is limited to 1.6 standards per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area; 3 to 4 cwts. of steel are used in the construction of the normal brick house.