HC Deb 18 March 1968 vol 761 cc42-3W
Mr. E. Rowlands

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will publish a table showing the proportions in percentage terms and the actual amounts of new construction work for the years 1964 to 1966, respectively, in the various categories into which such work is subdivided by his Department.

Mr. Mellish

The figures of new work done by the construction industry in the

1964 1965 1966
Value (£m.) Proportion of Total (Per cent.) Value (£m.) Proportion of Total (Per cent.) Value (£m.) Proportion of Total (Per cent.)
New Housing
For Public Sector … … 433 (18.4) 452 (18.7) 472 (19.5)
For Private Sector … … 512 (21.7) 502 (20.7) 452 (18.7)
Total: New Housing … 945 (40.1) 954 (39.4) 924 (38.2)
Other New Work
For Public Sector … … 724 (30.7) 732 (30.2) 762 (31.4)
For Private Sector:
Industrial … … 345 (14.6) 378 (15.6) 394 (16.3)
Non-Industrial … … 343 (14.6) 356 (14.7) 341 (14.1)
Total: Other New Wort … 1,412 (59.9) 1,466 (60.6) 1,497 (61.8)
Total: All New Work … 2,357 (100.0) 2,420 (100.0) 2,421 (100.0)