§ Mr. Symondsasked the Minister of Works what was the number of brickyards closed up to December 1958; and how many of these have been restarted up to 31st October, 1959.
§ Lord John Hope210 brickworks are recorded as having ceased production between 1951 and 1958. Many of these had exhausted their clay reserves and had gone out of business, some were inactive, some of the others have turned over to other clay products and three are known to have restarted brickmaking this year.