§ Mr. Gaitskellasked the Minister of Works how many building workers were employed each quarter since October, 1951, on new houses, industrial building, agricultural building, school building,
LABOUR EMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN (thousands) Monthly Average New Work Repair and Maintenance Total Housing Industrial Agriculture Schools Other 4th Quarter, 1951 … 234 84 11 37 157 466 989 1st Quarter, 1952 … 233 85 9 35 156 438 956 2nd Quarter, 1952 … 258 85 10 37 159 431 980 3rd Quarter, 1952 … 276 77 10 37 156 433 989 4th Quarter, 1952 … 288 79 9 34 152 408 970
These figures exclude the building trades workers directly employed by local authorities, public utilities and private firms in other industries, e.g. brewing, shipbuilding, etc. Of these, about 30,000 men have been throughout the period employed by local authorities on new house construction. The remainder are employed mainly on repairs and maintenance.