§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Works how many building operatives were engaged in Scotland on school building, housing, industrial building and hospitals, respectively, in the months of January and 161W June for each year for 1947 to 1952, inclusive.
Month Building Operatives employed by Contractors on new work on (1) Schools (2)*Housing (3) Industrial Building (4) Hospitals June, 1947 … … 1,390 37,600 8,850 340 January, 1948 … … 1,730 37,700 7,200 420 June, 1948 … … 2,010 39,980 8,160 580 January, 1949 … … 2,220 33,220 7,030 560 June, 1949 … … 2,710 32,520 3,700 470 January, 1950 … … 2,520 30,190 8,440 420 June, 1950 … … 2,500 30,470 10,100 520 January, 1951 … … 2,190 27,990 9,230 590 June, 1951 … … 2,620 32,080 8,190 660 January, 1952 … … 2,360 29,520 6,360 750 June, 1952 … … 3,200 36,680 6,430 680 January, 1953 … … 2,930 37,370 6,210 740 * The figures in column (2) include men directly employed by Local Authorities.