asked the Minister of Works the number of prefabricated kitchen-bathroom units that have been ordered by his Department or that his Department have authorised others to order; and how many of these have been delivered so far.

Orders have been placed for 38,830 prefabricated timber kitchen-bathroom units and the Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production have been asked to plan production of steel units for delivery at the rate of 6,000 a month. The number delivered to date is 15,458, all but 12 being of timber.