§ 95. Mr. GRANTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that, owing to the shortage of houses in the neighbourhood, at least 1,000 new cottages will be required for the permanent staff of workmen to be employed at the Cippenham mechanical transport depôt when in full working order; whether the estimated expenditure of £1,750,000 on this depôt includes any sum for the provision of workmen's dwellings apart from the temporary huts now in use; and if not, by whom and when and at what cost are these dwellings to be provided?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI am not aware of any shortage of houses in the neighbourhood to meet the probable requirements of the permanent staff of the dept at Cippenham. In any case, I think it should be possible for the employés to reach the works by using the Great Western Railway. The estimated expenditure includes the provision of housing for the military personnel that will be employed at the depot, but it is not proposed to provide any other dwellings.