HC Deb 26 June 1941 vol 372 cc1129-30W
Mr. E. Smith

asked the Minister of Supply the average value of salvage work in cities of about 270,000 of population; and the value of salvage work in the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Salford and Sheffield, respectively?

Mr. Harold Macmillan

The average value realised in the month of May from sales of salvage materials (excluding material from bombed buildings) in cities with a population of about 270,000 was £2,111. The corresponding monthly figures for the cities mentioned (taken on the average of the last three months) were:

£
Stoke-on-Trent 1,854
Salford 363
Sheffield 5,156

Mr. Smith

asked the Minister of Supply the average result in value of salvage work in boroughs of a population of between 40,000 to 50,000 and the result in value, respectively, in the boroughs of Eccles, Stretford, Leigh, Swinton and Pendlebury, and Urmston District Council area?

Mr. Macmillan

The average amount realised in the month of May by sales of salvage materials (excluding materials from bombed buildings) in boroughs with a population of between 40,000 and 50,000 was £234. The corresponding monthly figures (on the average of the past three months) for the areas mentioned were:

£
Eccles 189
Stretford 201
Leigh 170
Swinton and Pendlebury 84
Urmston 188