64. Major DAVIESasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether he can now state the result of the inquiry carried out in the Plumstead area and adjoining districts in connection with the eviction of munition workers; and whether he has found it necessary to issue an Order applying Regulation 2 A of the Defence of the Realm Regulations to that district?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of MUNITIONS (Mr. Kellaway)After an inquiry made during November and December into housing conditions in the Woolwich area—of which Plumstead forms part—it was not found necessary to declare the district a special area for the purposes of Regulation 2 A of the Defence of the Realm Regulations, but it was decided that a further inquiry should be made during the present month, with a view to applying the Regulation if it should then be found desirable.