§ Mr. Urwinasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what was the number of craftsmen employed in the construction industry in each trade for each completed year from 1960; and what are the latest figures for 1966.
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§ Mr. BoydenFigures are collected for September only each year and are shown for the years 1960–65 in the table below.
THE NUMBER OF CRAFTSMEN EMPLOYED BY CONTRACTORS CRAFT Thousands Year Carpenters and Joiners Brick-layers Slaters and Tilers Plasterers Painters Plumbers and Glaziers Masons Electricians Heating and Ventilating Engineers Other Crafts Total 1960 … 161.3 109.9 11.9 30.8 133.0 56.4 8.0 56.6 19.8 93.3 681.0 1961 … 166.2 108.6 11.1 29.9 128.3 56.1 8.2 61.7 21.7 84.9 676.7 1962 … 171.6 108.6 11.7 30.3 129.5 57.3 8.1 63.9 23.6 82.2 686.8 1963 … 174.2 109.0 11.7 31.1 128.6 59.7 8.2 62.8 26.2 86.8 698.3 1964 … 174.5 107.6 11.1 30.6 124.7 59.7 7.8 63.8 28.8 95.8 704.4 1965 … 170.9 101.0 10.8 28.9 119.6 58.3 7.6 65.6 27.3 *159.5 749.5 * The figures include some plus rated men not previously classified as craftsmen.