HC Deb 25 November 1952 vol 508 c36W
94 and 95. Mr. Lewis

asked the Minister of Works (1) the amount of time and labour involved in obtaining the information of the total number of licences issued for reconstruction in the county borough of West Ham for each of the years from 1945 until the latest stated date; and the total value of the work covered by these licences for each respective year;

(2) the total number of licences issued for reconstruction in the county borough of West Ham during the last two years; and the total value of the work covered by these licences for each respective year.

Mr. Eccles

My London licensing office does not keep records by boroughs and about 85 man-weeks of clerical labour would be involved in extracting and summarising this information for the years 1945–52 and about 25 man-weeks for the last two years. I do not think that this amount of time and labour would be justified.