§ 77. Mr. Wilkinsasked the Minister of Public Building and Works why, in view of the fact that there are 971,000,000 building bricks in stock, deliveries of bricks from London to merchants and private builders in the city of Bristol is taking, on average, six to seven weeks.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe only delays are in deliveries of Fletton bricks. Because of the greater confidence among house-builders, Flettons are in high demand everywhere and, unless orders have been 159W registered in advance, no stocks are available for immediate delivery. Other types of bricks are readily available.