Oral Answers to Questions — Housing – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 August 1947.
Mr Frank Anderson
, Whitehaven
12:00,
7 August 1947
asked the Minister of Health how many men are employed on the housing site at Smith- field, Egremont; and whether he is satisfied that the number of workmen now employed is sufficient to meet the demands made according to the building programme.
Mr Aneurin Bevan
, Ebbw Vale
Sixteen men are employed on site preparation. There is no outstanding demand for labour, but I am watching progress to ensure that preparatory work will be sufficiently advanced to allow house building to begin when a contract is let.
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