§ 61. Mr. Kimballasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will consult with the Air Ministry in the interests of good town and country planning with a view to ensuring effective clearance of derelict aerodromes and, in particular, of concrete bases or wartime huts on the disused sites.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Mr. J. R. Bevins)My right hon. Friend is in touch with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Air on this subject, but I am afraid that clearance of the concrete bases is very expensive and there is a limit to the amount of money which can be spent on this sort of work.
§ Mr. KimballIs my hon. Friend aware that many people in Lincolnshire hope that he will give the greatest urgency to this matter in his consultations with 243 the Secretary of State for Air, as the countryside is still littered with these derelict buildings, some ten years after the end of the war?
§ Mr. BevinsI understand my hon. Friend's concern, and we are currently discussing this matter with the Air Ministry.