HC Deb 13 November 1947 vol 444 c99W
Mr. Gallacher

asked the Minister of Labour the estimated number of workers in the building trades.

Mr. Isaacs

It is estimated that at the beginning of July, 1947, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of insured persons (men aged 14–64 and women 14–59) in employment in Great Britain classified as belonging to the building industry was 967,000.