§ 27. Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the numbers in each release group in each of the Services from the groups now being released to Group 60, inclusive.
§ Mr. IsaacsI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 7th March to my hon. Friend the Member for South Cardiff (Mr. Callaghan). I will consider176W what further information can be made available.
§ Major J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Labour how many men have been released from the Services under the Class B scheme, to go into the brick and tile industry, as applied for by the South Western Brick and Tile Federation; and if he is satisfied that an adequate number of men have been released to produce enough bricks for the housing programme in that part of England. .
§ Mr. IsaacsThe South Western Brick and Tile Federation have applied for the release of some 200 experienced workers in Class B, and the Services have been asked to offer release to these men. I cannot say, however, how many have actually been released to date. As regards the second part of the Question the needs of the industry are much greater than can be met by releases from the Services and numerous other steps are being taken to augment it.