§ 9. Lord SCONEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what use it is proposed to make of the houses, offices, hangars, workshops and hydrogen-producing plant at Cardington; and what annual outlay their maintenance is likely to involve?
§ Sir P. SASSOONSome of the houses will be occupied by the care and maintenance party and the remainder will be let to suitable applicants for housing accommodation. The hydrogen-producing plant will be closed down, the use to be made of the offices, hangars and workships no longer required for airship purposes or for the care and maintenance party, is still under consideration. The annual cost of maintenance cannot therefore be exactly stated at present; it will probably be in the neighbourhood of £4,000.
§ Captain Sir WILLIAM BRASSCan the right hon. Member say whether the hydrogen plant will be kept or sold?
§ Sir P. SASSOONIt is being kept. The cost of maintaining the hydrogen plant in its present condition is included in the figure of £4,000.