§ Mr. Braineasked the Minister of Local Government and Planning what is the present average erection cost of houses with two, three and four bedrooms, respectively, now being built in the new towns.
§ Mr. Dalton:It is not practicable to give erection costs until houses have been completed and costs have been ascertained.
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§ Mr. Braineasked the Minister of Local Government and Planning what, was the size of the building labour force engaged in each of the new towns in December, 1950, in March, 1951, and at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dalton:The numbers of men employed on building and civil engineering work for development corporations in each new town on the last pay day of December, 1950, March, 1951, and May, 1951, are given in the following table. The figures do not include labour en gaged on work for local authorities, on schools and on G.P.O., gas and electricity projects. 172W
New Town December, 1950 March, 1951 May, 1951 Aycliffe 353 422 516 Basildon 142 157 290 Bracknell 12 23 50 Corby — — — Crawley 989 1,164 1,400 Cwmbran — 25 47 Harlow 779 1,055 1,375 Hatfield 79 138 161 Hemel Hempstead 688 1,006 1,246 Peterlee 129 290 395 Stevenage 357 680 1,002 Welwyn 209 195 228 TOTAL 3,737 5,155 6,710