§ 131. Mr. Sparksasked the Minister of Works if he will give an account of the activities of the mobile labour force for 1946 and 1947 indicating to what extent they have been of service to local authorities in the development of housing schemes.
§ Mr. KeySince it was inaugurated in July, 1946, the Mobile Labour Force has carried out or has in hand the following work
Construction or rebuilding in 22 different areas of 1,007 permanent houses (including 716 local authority houses and 291 houses for Government Departments) and 235 local authority flats.Repairs to 407 war damaged houses (mainly local authority houses) in 9 areas.Construction of 788 temporary houses for 13 local authorities.Site preparation for 200 houses for Ministry of Supply.Repairs or extensions to 17 hospitals.Conversion of existing buildings to teachers' training colleges in 16 centres.Removal of blast-proof walls and windows in Government buildings, schools and hospitals.Construction of huts for the school meals and raising of the school-age programmes at 33 sites in Bristol, Plymouth and Dover.Conversions for workers' hostels in 12 rural areas.Constructional works at seven Government research establishments and at a factory in South Wales.Provision and adaptation of Government office accommodation, especially nine temporary office buildings in outer London.All this work has been carried out or is in hand in areas where sufficient local labour was not available.