Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Public Building and Works how many bricks were in stock in Great Britain at the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will give the figure of stocks at the same date in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe number of bricks in stock at the end of February—the latest date for which figures are available—was 971 million.
The figures for the same date in the previous four years are:
1963 … … … 886 million 1964 … … … 220 million 1965 … … … 145 million 1966 … … … 847 million