HC Deb 20 November 1950 vol 481 cc12-3W
97. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Minister of Works if he will give the trades classification of the 50.4 per cent. of building trade labour employed in civil engineering, etc.. work.

Mr. Stokes

I regret that statistics of the trades classification of the 50.4 per cent. of building trade labour employed on civil engineering, etc., work are not collected. Figures for building and civil engineering combined can be found in the Working Party Report on the Building Industry.

99. Mr. Osborne

asked the Minister of Works how the total building force was apportioned between new house building, house repairs and civil engineering in 1935 as compared with today.

Mr. Stokes

These statistics were not collected in 1935.

Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

asked the Minister of Works whether, in view of increased building needs for Government purposes, he will reconsider the decision to disband the Mobile Labour Force.

Mr. Stokes

I have no reason to think that the increased building needs for Government purposes will be such as to justify me in varying the decision on the future of the Mobile Labour Force contained in the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Wallasey (Mr. Marples) on 26th June last.