§ 16. Mr. Kenneth Lindsayasked the Minister of Education how many of the temporary H.O.R.S.A. huts have now been erected; and how many it is anticipated will be completed by 1st April and 1st September, respectively.
§ Mr. TomlinsonSeveral hundred H.O.R.S.A. huts are now virtually complete, except for certain components in particularly short supply, and approximately 60 rooms are finally completed. No additional accommodation in H.O.R.S.A. hutting will he required by 1st April. As I indicated last week to the hon. Member for Maidstone (Mr. Bossom), every effort is being made to complete the total, namely, 2,545 classrooms and 1,081 practical rooms required by 1st September. 1947.
§ Colonel Gomme-DuncanCould the right hon. Gentleman say what a H.O.R.S.A. hut is?
§ Mr. TomlinsonThese are the huts that are being provided under the scheme to enable the age to be raised.
§ Mr. BossomCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the huts which are not finished, but are waiting for accessories, are capable of being used, or whether they will have to be completed before being capable of being used?
§ Mr. TomlinsonThey may be capable of being used, but, obviously, they can be used to better advantage when all the components are in. We are pressing the Department concerned to provide the components.