§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what grounds copper roofs are being incorporated in Clydebank housing, while large stocks of clay roofing tiles are available.
§ Mr. WoodburnWhen contracts were let for these houses there was a shortage of traditional roofing materials and copper roofs were specified in order to overcome the difficulty.
§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the comparative extra cost of using copper roofs over normal clay tile roofs.
§ Mr. WoodburnI regret that detailed figures are not available but my present information does not suggest that copper roofing is always dearer.