HC Deb 31 March 1947 vol 435 c260W
89. Mr. Stokes

asked the Minister of Works the number and value of new and secondhand excavators purchased in the U.S.A. as a result of the recent mission; and whether he will give the names of the members of the commission qualified to select the secondhand machines.

Mr. Key

The number of new excavators purchased by the recent Mission to U.S.A. is 367, amounting in value to approximately 15 million United States dollars. As regards secondhand plant, the object of the mission was exploratory and none has actually been purchased.