HC Deb 22 June 1955 vol 542 cc78-80W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Works how many building operatives were engaged in Scotland on school building, housing, industrial building, and hospitals, respectively, in the months of January and June in each year from January, 1953.

BUILDING OPERATIVES EMPLOYED BY CONTRACTORS IN SCOTLAND ON NEW WORK ON
Month (1) Schools (2) Housing (a) (3) Industrial Building (b) (4) Hospitals
January, 1953 … … … … … 2,930 37,370 6,210 740
June, 1953 … … … … … 3,145 39,950 5,700 760
January, 1954 … … … … … 2,670 34,080 6,200 925
June, 1954 … … … … … 2,900 35,930 6,000 1,010
(a) The figures in Column (2) include men directly employed by Local Authorities.
(b) The licence free limits for Industrial Building were changed from time to time. Estimates of the numbers of men employed on work under the licence free limits have been included.

Mr. Birch

Information for the years 1953 and 1954 is given below. Later figures are not available.