16. Brigadier Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for War why it has been decided to close down the base at Mackinnon Road; and what was the cost to date of opening and closing this base.
§ Mr. HeadI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply given by the then Under-Secretary of State for 15 War on 22nd November, 1950, in which the decision not to proceed with the store-holding organisation at Mackinnon Road was explained. The expenditure figure given in that reply still stands.
Brigadier ClarkeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that a considerable sum of money has been spent on this base, and will he make quite certain that we shall not eventually require it once more and have to spend the same amount of money on it again?