§ 53. Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he is aware that a number of building trade operatives in Hull travel 50 miles to Leeds and other areas to obtain higher pay and better conditions; and what steps he is taking to ensure that building employment is provided in Hull to retain the full local building force in the city.
§ Mr. SharplesThere is a shortage of skilled labour in Leeds where the construction industries have a very heavy load of work. The men from Hull will help them to meet this. Men in the construction industries are expected to 165W travel and it would not be practical to take special measures to employ all the men in the construction industries in the areas in which they live.
§ Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what schemes for public buildings he is at present considering which would help alleviate the problem of the 5,447 unemployed in Hull.
§ Mr. SharplesWork has just started on the erection of a Custom House at Hull, at an estimated cost of £145,000. The Building is expected to be completed by June, 1964.