§ 59. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many operatives were employed by local 27W authorities and other public bodies on building and construction work in 1951, compared with the 183,000 at present so employed; and what figure, as a percentage, the number has fallen since 1951.
§ Mr. BrookeI would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr. John Hall) on 9th November.