§ 23. Mr. Sidney Shephardasked the Secretary of State for War when the Bow-bridge Road camp at Newark at present occupied by the Royal Engineers is to be vacated; and if he will give an assurance that the camp will be handed over to the Newark Corporation, who require it for housing purposes.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe greater part of this camp will be vacated by the War Department later this year. The released portion will be made available for re-allocation by the Ministry of Works in accordance with the established procedure, under which the claims of the Ministry of Health for housing will be considered in conjunction with those of other Government Departments.
§ Mr. ShephardIs there no method by which the right hon. Gentleman's administration could hand this camp back to the local authority who have already decided to use it for housing purposes?
§ Mr. ShinwellI have said that the greater part of the camp will be handed back some time this year.