HC Deb 26 January 1943 vol 386 c368
70. Mr. Stokes

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the cost of the construction of a certain building on behalf of the Admiralty, the precise nature of which he has been informed?

The Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Captain Pilkington)

The estimated cost is £710,000.

Mr. Stokes

Will the hon. and gallant Gentleman ask his right hon. Friend to use his influence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make a correspondingly proportionate amount available for the protection of the civil population?