Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewingasked the Minister of Works what proportion of the building programme at the present time is being carried out by or for his Department.
§ Mr. EcclesThe new building and maintenance charged to the Votes for which I am responsible represents about 1¼.per cent of total building investment. Work representing about a further 2 per cent. of total building investment is carried out by my Department as a charge to the Votes of other Government Departments.
In addition, investment on offices which are being erected by private developers for lease to my Department amounts at present to less than 0.1 per cent. of total building investment.