101. Mr. Garner-Evansasked the Minister of Works how many licences have been granted by his Department for the building of new hotels or the extension of existing hotels in England and Wales during the last two years; and how many of these licences have been granted in North Wales.
§ Mr. StokesThe information is available only for the 18 months November, 1948, to April, 1950. In that time 364 licences for hotels were granted in England and Wales, of which 14 were in North Wales, for new work, including extensions costing more than £1,000.
§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Minister of Works if he will give in tabular form the total number and value of civil building licences issued during the years 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950 respectively, in the following categories: cinemas and music halls, hotels, public houses and restaurants, offices and banks, warehouses and shops, industry, agriculture, sports, association football, and miscellaneous, respectively.
§ Mr. StokesIt is regretted that the information required cannot be provided without the expenditure of an unjustifiable amount of staff time.