HC Deb 23 November 1936 vol 318 c45W
Sir W. JENKINS

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he has purchased any building material from distressed areas; and will he give the quantities and material supplied, and give the particulars for South Wales separately, for the years 1931, 1934 and 1935, and the latest available date in 1936?

Mr. R. S. HUDSON

(for the First Commissioner of Works): The quantity of building material purchased by my Noble Friend's Department direct is negligible. The Department's building work is normally executed by lump-sum contracts and the sources from which materials are purchased are matters for the decision of the contractors, except that they must be British unless otherwise specified.