§ 31. Mr. Turtonasked the Secretary of State for War on what date he intends to carry out the move of the Infantry and General Service Corps Records Office from York to Preston.
§ Mr. StracheyThe move of this office depends on the construction of new accommodation at Preston. This project is only in the planning stage and may take some years to complete.
§ Mr. TurtonWill the Minister bear in mind that a great many of the staff at the Records Office have already been uprooted from Edinburgh? Will he give an undertaking that before re-uprooting them he will give them at least 12 months' notice?
§ Mr. StracheyI do not think they need be alarmed at the tenor of my statement today.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerCan the right hon. Gentleman state the normal delay between Government planning and Government action?
§ Mr. StracheyIn this case it is a reassuring period.