§ 8. Commander Nobleasked the Minister of Works what work has been carried out on the Hans Crescent Hotel in preparation for use as a hostel for colonial students; when it is expected to be used for that purpose; and what alternative accommodation has been considered.
§ Mr. KeyWork has not yet started but I hope that the hostel will be ready by mid-summer of 1950. Several other premises were considered but were rejected for a variety of reasons.
§ Commander NobleIs the Minister aware that he told the House last Monday that this building had been empty since last December—very nearly a year—and would not it be much better to allow this building to be used again for hotel accommodation and to find some other accommodation for these important colonial students?
§ Mr. KeyWe have searched very diligently for other accommodation, but we have had to retain this accommodation because we could not find any alternative.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonIs the Minister aware that the citizens of Chelsea would no doubt welcome the establishment of this hostel in that cultured and broadminded borough?