HC Deb 23 February 1948 vol 447 cc1603-4
51. Mr. Keeling

asked the Minister of Agriculture why Sussex and Albany Cottages, Nash houses in Park Village East, which have been empty for 3½ years but could be made habitable, have not been repaired and are being allowed to deteriorate; and how soon will repairs be put in hand.

The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Thomas Williams)

Work on the necessary structural repairs has now begun.

Mr. Keeling

Would the Minister of Agriculture say why other Crown houses in London which were much worse damaged in the war, and are intrinsically less worth preserving than these Regency houses, were repaired much earlier?

Mr. Williams

That is merely a matter of opinion, but I understand that those best able to judge are proceeding as rapidly as they have labour and other materials available to them.

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