HC Deb 19 December 1974 vol 883 cc604-5W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many bricks are at present in stock; and how many local authority two-bedroomed houses these represent.

Mr. Kaufman

At the end of October 1974 there were 819 million bricks in stock, including 39 million engineering bricks. It is estimated that with the conventional method of construction about 8,100 bricks would be used in a local authority two-bedroomed house.