§ 29. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Supply whether he will reconsider his decision to evict Mr. G. W. Cooke and his family from the house owned by his Department at 64 Longview Avenue, Alsager, in view of the fact that the local authority has so far been unable to find alternative accommodation for them.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussThis case has been very carefully considered, and I regret that I cannot alter the decision that Mr. Cooke should give up possession of the house, which is urgently required for key employees of the Ministry of Supply.
§ Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-DavenportIs the Minister aware that Mr. Cooke is an ex-Service man who has suffered from neurosis as a result of his war service? Surely the right hon. Gentleman will not turn an ex-Service man, with a wife and three children into the street. Is this gratitude from the Government to a man who fought for his country?
§ Mr. StraussAs the hon. and gallant Gentleman is probably aware, much as one may regret the situation in which Mr. Cooke and his family find themselves, he 558 is, in fact, a trespasser in this house. He does not work in the Royal Ordnance factory, and the house is urgently required for a key worker in the factory.