§ Mr. N. Bowerasked the Minister of Works what is the average number of bricks which should be laid per day by a bricklayer working, respectively, on the erection of straight walling and a house of the working-class type.
§ Mr. HicksThe average number of bricks which should be laid per day by a bricklayer on the erection of straight walling or a house of the working-class type depends entirely on the circumstances of the particular job, such as the specification of the work including the thickness and finish of the brickwork, the conditions on the site and the quality of the labour employed. I gave certain information with regard to the number of bricks actually laid in a number of specimen jobs in the three months ended April, 1943, on 23rd June, 1943, in answer to a Question by the hon. Member for West Willesden (Mr. Viant) and I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of this.