HC Deb 22 May 1950 vol 475 c210W
95. Mr. Porter

asked the Minister of Works what are the comparative costs, as between 1939 and 1949, in regard to bricks, cement, timber, light castings, rainwater goods and general ironmongery used in house building.

Mr. Stokes

The prices of building materials vary according to the quantity, type, specification, distance from source of supply, etc., but it is estimated that at a recent date, the average increases in the delivered-to-site price of the materials mentioned were:

Per cent.
Bricks (all types) 110
Cement (in bags, delivered London) 72
Timber (building softwood) 250
Rainwater Goods 75
Light Castings 150
General Ironmongery 117