45. Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Prime Minister if the Service Departments are giving consideration to the closing down and clearing up of sites and aerodromes no longer needed for the prosecution of the war, with a view to restoring the land and also rendering available for other purposes the great quantities of material, much of which is in short supply, for other reconstruction.
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Anderson)The Departments concerned are giving urgent consideration to this matter and where defence requirements and the labour situation permit, action to re-instate or to pay compensation is proceeding. It cannot be assumed that valuable works will in every case be removed, but the whole scene must be watched.