Building Materials

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