HC Deb 04 July 1949 vol 466 cc125-6W
Major Legge-Bourke

asked the Minister of Works what is the total number of builders by types, large, medium-large, medium, small and jobbing or other equivalent terms, in the Wisbech area; how this compares with other parts of the country, both rural and urban; and how many one-man firms are included in the above figures.

Mr. Key

The numbers of registered building and civil engineering firms, in the areas of the Wisbech Borough Council and Rural District Council at February, 1949, were:

Number of Operatives Number of Firms Number of firms as percentage of total firms
0 … 95 56
1–5 … 55 32
6–19 … 17 10
20–99 … 4 2
100 and over … 0 0
Total … 171 100

For Great Britain as a whole the numbers and percentages were as follows:

Number of Operatives Number of Firms Number of firms as percentage of total firms
0 … 54,215 43
1–5 … 45,405 36
6–19 … 18,331 14
20–99 … 7,765 6
100 and over … 1,214 1
Total … 126,930 100