§ 19. Sir I. Fraserasked the Minister of Works how many hotels and houses have been derequisitioned by his Department since 1st November last year; and what superficial area they comprise.
§ The Minister of Works (Mr. David Eccles)Six hotels and 98 houses, comprising 135,000 square feet and 388,000 square feet, respectively, have been released by my Department since 1st November, 1951.
§ Sir I. FraserWill my right hon. Friend go on with the good work, and make it known that he wants the rest of it de-requisitioned.
§ Mr. EcclesYes, Sir. So far as I can tell, the rate of about half-a-million square feet released last year will continue over the next 12 months.