HC Deb 29 June 1950 vol 476 cc2446-7
51. Brigadier Rayner

asked the Minister of Agriculture how many requisitioned houses are to be given up on the disbandment of the Women's Land Army later this year; and how many are being retained for use by Government Departments.

Mr. G. Brown

Of the 36 requisitioned houses being used on 1st June, 1950, to accommodate members of the W.L.A., 24 were held by my right hon. Friend's Department. Of these, 17 will be derequisitioned, four offered to the Ministry of Health for housing purposes, and three retained for the time being to house agricultural workers. The remaining 12 houses are held by the Ministry of Works. Of these, seven will be vacated by my right hon. Friend's Department, and it will be for the Ministry of Works to decide their subsequent use; three will be retained, and the future of the other two is not yet decided.