§ 10. Sir Ralph Glynasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will give the names of certain properties of which he has been informed, that have been requisitioned for the possible use of the Petroleum Board and held empty now for many months; and whether he will have the position reviewed in the light of existing circumstances on the understanding that these properties, if released, would be used for other urgent public purposes such as maternity homes, etc.?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI am informed that there are no premises in the districts mentioned to me by my hon. Friend which are being retained empty for possible use by the Petroleum Board or oil companies associated with the Board. Certain premises which had been reserved were released last July and others at the end of December last.
§ Sir R. GlynWhile I thank the right hon. and gallant Member for his reply, will he make further inquiries into the case of the Bucklands Hotel, Wallingford, which the local authorities have asked for as a maternity home and which has been refused on the ground that it has been reserved for the Petroleum Board?