§ Mr. Carmichaelasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will state the estimated output of common and of special building bricks from Scottish brickworks for 1964; what were the corresponding figures for 1958 and 73W 1953; and what are the estimated figures for imported bricks in the same years into Scotland.
§ Mr. SharplesIn 1963 the output of clay bricks in Scotland was 635 million commons and 70 million special facing and engineering bricks. The corresponding figures were 588 million and 45 million respectively in 1958, and 72374W million and 55 million in 1953. There is capacity for increasing production in Scotland and as demand for bricks in 1964 is expected to be higher than the output in 1963, I anticipate that output will be increased.
No figures are available for imports of bricks into Scotland from either England or Overseas.