HC Deb 20 February 1948 vol 447 c277W
Mr. Gallacher

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of workers employed in industrial building, for which he is responsible in Scotland, in June, 1947, and how many will be employed on such work in Scotland at June, 1948, in accordance with the proposals set out in the White Paper, Command 7268, Capital Investment in 1948.

Mr. H. Wilson

The number of building and civil engineering workers employed on industrial building work sponsored by the Board of Trade was included in the figure given by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Works on 19th February in reply to the hon. Member's Question about licensed building work. The Board of Trade have no direct works.