§ 115. Mr. Marplesasked the Minister of Works whether he will publish the labour costing system used by the mobile labour force at Capenhurst; and what were the unit labour costs for the main items of work such as excavating, both in trenches and on the surface, mixing and placing concrete, and brickwork, &c.
§ Mr. StokesI am arranging to make available the principles of application of the incentive bonus scheme used by the mobile labour force for the benefit of the industry. I am not prepared to publish unit costs at a particular time on a particular site for reasons which the hon. Member will, I am sure, appreciate.
§ 118. Mr. Marplesasked the Minister of Works what number of men he directly employs at Capenhurst; how many of them are in the mobile labour force; how many are local direct labour; and what will be his Department's future labour requirements on the site.
§ Mr. StokesNine hundred and seven men are at present employed by my Ministry at Capenhurst, of whom 117 are mobile and the remaining 790 are locally recruited for this particular work. To meet the programme requirements as at present known the present strength will be maintained until the end of September, 1950, and will decline thereafter to the completion date.