HC Deb 20 June 1963 vol 679 c88W
46. Mr. Lawson

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what consultations he is having with a view to ensuring that more steel is used in the building and construction industry, thus providing an increase in employment in the steel-making areas where unemployment is at a high level.

Mr. Sharples

In conjunction with the British Constructional Steelwork Association we have set up a small technical Working Party which is considering how designs in constructional steel can be modified to make steelwork more competitive. A steel frame is to be used in the new building at Benton, Newcastle, for the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance in order to provide further information about comparative costs.