Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what were the stocks of bricks in Great Britain and in Scotland, respectively, at the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will give the comparable figures for Great Britain and for Scotland in the same months of each of the previous four years.
§ Mr. PrenticeAt the end of May, 1967, stocks of bricks in Great Britain were provisionally estimated at 669 million, including 38 million in Scotland. The figures for the same month in previous years were:—
Great Britain Scotland (million) (million) 1963 … … … 673 46 1964 … … … 102 10 1965 … … … 145 45 1966 … … … 867 42