§ 95. Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Works the five highest amounts by which expenditure on building work has been found to exceed the amount licensed, since January, 1947; and what fines or sentences were imposed in each case in which proceedings were instituted.
§ Mr. EcclesIt is regretted that the information required cannot be provided without the expenditure of an unjustifiable amount of staff time.
§ 99. Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Works in how many cases have sentences of imprisonment been carried out since January, 1947, upon directors of publicly-owned and privately-owned undertakings and of private individuals, respectively, for contraventions of the building licensing regulations.
§ Mr. EcclesBetween January, 1947, and December, 1951, sentences of imprisonment were imposed on one 127W director of a publicly-owned undertaking, eight directors of privately-owned undertakings, and four private persons.
§ 100. Mr. Chetwyndasked the Minister of Works how many licences have been issued for the repair, maintenance, extension and improvement of garages; and what is the amount involved in 1951.
§ Mr. EcclesThe number of licences issued in 1951 for the repair, maintenance, extension and improvement of commercial garages in England and Wales was 2,127 with a total value of £1,851,223. No figures are available for similar work licensed before 1951, nor for work on private garages, which is licensed by local authorities.