§ 42. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Works whether he will give the details of how the proposed £80 million expenditure in Wales, which has been licensed by his Department, is being allocated; what period it is expected to cover; and for how many men it will provide work.
§ Mr. KeyThe estimated value of all building projects in Wales costing more than £2,000 which are in progress or are known to be coming forward in the near future is now approximately £102 million. I give below a table of figures showing the distribution of this total. At present about 32,700 men are employed on this work. At the present rate of progress the total known work is sufficient to keep them occupied for at least three and a half years.
Following is the table: