HC Deb 20 July 1950 vol 477 c193W
99. Mr. Hurd

asked the Minister of Health how the quantity of timber covered by licences issued by housing authorities in the first six months of 1950 compares with the quantity issued in the same period of 1949.

Mr. Bevan

Licences for softwood timber issued for housing purposes amounted to 163,007 standards in the first six months of 1950, and to 160,702 standdards in the corresponding period of 1949.