asked the Minister of Health what is the annual output of bricks in this country; and what number of bricks would be required to build 200,000 houses?

The present output of bricks is variously estimated at between 2,500,000,000 and 4,000,000,000 a year. Taking 20,000 as the average number of bricks per house, a total of 4,000,000,000 bricks would be required for 200,000 houses.

What materials does the right hon. Gentleman propose to use for building the vast number of houses that are required?

I intend to use all the materials available.