§ Lieut.-Commander Tufnellasked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the possibility of establishing officers in the different regional areas whose business it will be, when contract building work of any kind is to be carried out, of making representations to the Departments concerned with such work of the capacity and potentialities of local firms ready and able to carry out such operations?
§ Mr. ElliotThe Government are desirous of making the utmost use practicable of local resources in the building industry for local work. I am afraid, however, that I cannot regard the suggestion of my hon. and gallant Friend as appropriate, and, on the general Question, I would refer him to the answer given to-day by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour to an earlier Question.