§ 133. Mr. Footasked the Minister of Works what will be the reduction in the labour force employed on the Plymouth city centre as a result of the refusal of a licence for the projected building by the South Western Gas Board.
§ 134. Mr. Footasked the Minister of Works whether he will give an estimate of the number of men who will continue to be employed on the reconstruction of the city centre of Plymouth at the end of the year on the basis of current commitments.
§ Mr. EcclesI cannot say exactly how many men would have been employed on160W the building for the South Western Gas Board if it had gone ahead: it might have been about 100 on the average. On the basis of current commitments and on the assumption that no new projects are started, it is estimated that about 200 men will be employed on the reconstruction of the city centre of Plymouth at the end of 1952.