HC Deb 14 December 1965 vol 722 cc247-9W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he is satisfied that serious shortages of all building materials have now been overcome; and if he will make a statement.

AMOUNT OF STOCK AND NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS SUPPLY OF BUILDING MATERIALS— COMPARISON OF OCTOBER, 1964 WITH LATEST FIGURES AVAILABLE
Material Stock at end of October, 1964 Number of Working Days Supply Present Stock Number of Working Days Supply
thousand tons September, 1965 thousand tons
Asbestos Cement
Corrugated sheets 66.4 44 62.8 42
Flat sheets 10.0 33 10.9 51
Rainwater and soil 5.1 57 4.8 65
Other asbestos produce 26.6 53 30.8 66
October, 1965 (P)
Bricks million million
All types excluding flettons 53.5 3 230.6 15
Flettons 26.9 2 54.9 5

Mr. Boyden

In pursuance to my reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 15th November, 1965; Vol. 720, c. 654], a schedule showing the comparison of the stocks of the main building materials and the number of days supply held in October, 1964, and in September/October, 1965, follows:

Material Stock at end of October, 1964 Number of Working Days Supply Present Stock Number of Working Days Supply
Cement thousand tons October, 1965 thousand tons
Clinker 463.7 8 264.9 5
Cement 220.8 4 323.1 5
September, 1965 (P)
Building Blocks, Concrete and Hollow Clay thousand sq.yds. thousand sq.yds
Dense and Hollow Clay *2,628 32 *3,376 64
Light 1,722 10 4,554 36
September, 1965 (P)
Stoneware Pipes thousand tons thousand tons
Up to 9 in. 66.5 28 63.0 29
Over 9 in 9.9 50 11.7 57
September, 1965 (P)
Stoneware Conduits thousand tons thousand tons
7.9 16 9.1 18
September, 1965 (P)
Pitch Fibre Pipes thousand tons thousand tons
Pipes 2.3 19 2.5 24
Conduits 3 30 3 29
September, 1965
million sq.yds. million sq.yds.
Plasterboard 1.9 6 1.3 4
September, 1965
thousand thousand
Slates sq. yds. sq. yds.
Roofing slates 271.3 63 324.7 78
million million
Damp proof slates 4 39 7 65
thousand
Tiles sq. yds. sq. yds.
Clay Roofing tiles 1,188.9 105 956.9 106
Concrete Roofing tiles 2,912.1 22 3,598.9 34
Unglazed Quarry tiles 328.1 51 282.4 39
Other Unglazed tiles 50.4 10 76.0 22
Glazed tiles 1,460.4 24 1,723.3 32
September, 1965 (P)
Metal Windows, Doors and Curtain Walling tons tons
Steel 6,832 26 6,152 26
Aluminium 540 25 786 39