HC Deb 24 November 1936 vol 318 c225
56. Mr. DUNCAN

asked the Secretary of state for war how many new drill halls it has been decided to provide under the scheme for reorganising the Territorial Army in the London area; how many have actually been provided; and in how many cases has the site been acquired?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Sir Victor Warrender)

The number of new drill halls required for the 1st Anti-Aircraft Division, to which I assume my hon. Friend refers, is 29 so far as can at present be foreseen. Sites have been obtained for 10 of these halls and I am negotiating for several others. No drill halls have actually yet been built. I should add that several of the units for which these new headquarters are required have not yet been raised and that the total number of drill halls required is greater than was originally expected, since in some cases it has proved impossible to retain units converted from other arms in their old drill halls. Pending the provision of the new drill halls, units will either remain in their existing headquarters or be housed in temporary accommodation near the site of their new headquarters.

Sir J. NALL

Can my hon. Friend say how many of the old drill halls are being used for this purpose?

Sir V. WARRENDER

Not without notice.