175. Mr. H. D. Hughesasked the Minister of Works the total number of building workers in Wolverhampton and the numbers employed, respectively, on new housing, other priority work and non-essential work.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe latest available figures are for the end of August, 1946. It is estimated that there were at that date 99W 4,700 building and civil engineering operatives in Wolverhampton, of whom 1,580 were employed on the provision of additional housing accommodation, including 1,330 on new housing work, and 1,040 on other priority work. The remaining 2,080 were employed on non-priority work, including maintenance of houses and industrial buildings.