asked the Minister of Works how many licences have been granted in Liverpool for work costing more than £1,000 in 1949–50 to date; and if he will give the location and details of the licences granted.

Approximately 670 licences have been issued by my regional licensing officer since January, 1949, for work in Liverpool costing more than £1,000. This number excludes the licences granted for housing work by the local authority licensing officer. The extraction of the details of all these cases would involve a great amount of work which I do not think could be justified, but I shall be glad to give my hon. Friend information about any particular case in which she is interested.