§ Mr. Butcherasked the Minister of Works whether he will make German prisoner-of-war labour available to assist electricity and gas undertakings in doing preliminary unskilled work for the preparation of supply services on new housing estates.
§ Mr. TomlinsonYes, Sir. German prisoners-of-war are already being used on this work and will continue to be used within the numbers at my disposal, in areas where British labour is not available and where suitable accommodation can be provided.