§ Mr. Adamsasked the Minister of Works what percentage of available building and civil engineering labour in the county of London are employed on housebuilding, repairs and maintenance, and other building work respectively; and what were the comparable figures for 1948 and 1938.
§ Mr. StokesIt is regretted that no details are available of the employment of building and civil engineering workers in the County of London, but the percentages employed on house-building, repairs and maintenance, and other building work in the London Region are estimated to have been as follows:—
February, 1948 February,1950 House building 21 15 Repair and maintenance of houses 41 41 Other repair and maintenance 27 28 All other building work 11 16 100 100 No comparable figures are available for 1938. The figures do not include London workers engaged on L.C.C. housing sites outside the London Region.