§ 52. Sir J. Lucasasked the Minister of Labour, in view of the shortage of building operatives, what steps he is taking to import labour from overseas to cope with the increased building targets promised, or otherwise deal with this problem.
§ Mr. MarshThe shortage is mainly amongst skilled workers. Up to 30th April, 1965, a total of 1,555 B vouchers and 683 A vouchers has been issued for skilled building workers from the Commonwealth. The Government has substantially increased the number of places for Building training in Government Training Centres and in the longer term the Construction Industry Training Board will be responsible for taking steps to ensure that the labour force in the industry is adequate for future needs.