§ 15. Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyreasked the Secretary of State for War whether any variation has been made in the liability of his Department for compensation in respect of requisitioned property as set out in Clause 2 (1) (b) of the Compensation (Defence) Act, 1939.
§ Mr. LawsonI know of no recent variation in the liability which, under the Section quoted, rests upon all requisitioning departments other than those incorporated by Parliament in the Requisitioned Land and War Works Act, 1945.
§ 16. Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyreasked the Secretary of State for War under what authority the War Department Lands Agent, Fareham, has been instructed to base the settlement of claims under Clause 2 (1) (b) of the Compensation (Defence) Act, 1939, lodged with, but not settled by, his Department before 1st January, 1946, on the cost of repairs prior to that date.
§ Mr. LawsonI am advised that the compensation under 2 (1) (b) must be assessed on the basis of the cost of making good the damage as at the date of de-requisition. The instructions referred to by the hon. and gallant Member arc framed accordingly.