HC Deb 20 January 1948 vol 446 c20W
Mr. Gallacher

asked the Minister of Works what steps have been taken to increase the manufacture of building materials requiring smaller quantities of fuel for their production.

Mr. Key

A number of steps have been taken, including research and development work, to promote fuel economy in the manufacture of clay products, the development of methods of construction in concrete, the replacement of steel by reinforced concrete, and the reduction of steel and cement in reinforced concrete by the development of pre-stressed concrete.