HC Deb 11 December 1945 vol 417 c348W
Mr. Bossom

asked the Minister of Works as the aluminium in the aluminium emergency bungalow estimated to cost £1,365, only costs £114, and this bungalow is equipped in the same way as the others listed in the White Paper, what causes the difference in cost of this house and the other emergency bungalows.

Mr. Tomlinson

The £114 is the cost of the metal in ingot form and is exclusive of the cost of its fabrication into sheets and other units. The cost of this fabrication is in large part the cause of the difference in cost between the aluminium and other types of temporary house.