§ 134. Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyreasked the Minister of Works what action has been taken by his Department to develop the use of breeze blocks as a substitute for bricks.
§ Mr. TomlinsonConcrete blocks, in the manufacture of which breeze is used, are widely employed as a substitute for bricks. My Department has encouraged the precast concrete industry to increase its production of the blocks, and has sponsored several large schemes for their manufacture for factory building in South Wales and Tyneside.