§ 18. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he is satisfied that the supply of bricks is adequate to sustain the accelerated housebuilding programme; and if he will make a statement on the overall building materials supply position.
§ Mr. MellishFletton commons and non Fletton facing bricks are still short but supply and demand are likely to be in balance by the end of the year. There is unlikely to be any general shortage of building materials which will affect current programmes of construction.