147. Major Robertsasked the Minister of Works what accumulated stocks of electric cookers, water heaters, wash boilers and other domestic electric appliances for housing schemes are now held by his Department.
§ Mr. WilsonThe stocks of domestic electric appliances held on 2nd October, 1946, for temporary houses were: cookers, 5,213; wash boilers, 4,624; immersion heaters, 8,437; refrigerators, 727. No stocks are held for other housing schemes. These numbers represent at the most about three weeks' requirements at the present rate of construction.