§ 105. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Minister of Works if he is aware that there is a shortage of plaster boards for municipal housing; and what steps he will take to increase the output of this material in order that greater progress can be made to complete the houses in course of erection.
§ Mr. DurbinYes. As a result of the steps taken by my Ministry the output of plasterboard has risen by 25 per cent. during this year and further large increases of capacity are coming into production in the near future, subject to the availability of imported pulp for the paperliner.