§ Mr. Parkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the value of work done by local authorities' direct labour building departments and how many operatives they employed in 1968, 1970 and 1972; and if he will give the figures for the categories housing and non-housing new work, housing and non-housing repairs and maintenance.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information available relates to the first and third quarters of the years 1968, 1970 and 1972, and is provided in the following table:
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VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE (IN £ MILLION AT CURRENT PRICES) AND NUMBER OF OPERATIVES EMPLOYED (IN THOUSANDS) BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES' DIRECT LABOUR DEPARTMENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN, IN THE FIRST AND THIRD QUARTERS OF 1968, 1970 AND 1972 1968 1970 1972 Value of Work Done Operatives Employed End of Value of Work Done Operatives Employed End of Value of Work Done Operatives Employed End of 1st quarter 3rd quarter 1st quarter 3rd quarter 1st quarter 3rd quarter 1st quarter 3rd quarter 1st quarter 3rd quarter 1st quarter 3rd quarter £m. £m. (000) (000) £m. £m. (000) (000) £m. £m. (000) (000) Housing, New Work … 12.6 12.2 18.6 18.3 11.7 10.4 14.1 12.6 9.6 9.4 10.4 10.5 Other, New Work … 16.9 14.8 18.9 17.9 15.9 15.8 17.9 17.5 20.4 19.7 17.0 17.5 Housing, Repairs and Maintenance … 23.2 23.2 60.2 58.7 27.1 28.4 56.8 59.5 38.1 38.9 63.2 65.3 Other, Repairs and Maintenance … 44.6 42.4 96.5 94.8 44.0 46.9 87.8 87.2 55.9 60.9 85.0 85.2 Total … 97.3 92.6 194.2 189.7 98.7 101.5 176.6 176.8 124.0 128.9 175.6 178.5