§ 60. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will make a statement on his recent visit to the Royal Navy establishment at Crombie, Fife.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithAs I said to the hon. Gentleman in this House on 29th April, I try to visit all Admiralty establishments in this way, in order to get an on-the-spot impression of their problems.
Following this practice, I visited the Royal Naval Armament Depot at Crombie, Fife, on 22nd May and made a short but intensive tour of the establishment. During that visit I saw the plans for housing improvement about which I have already told the hon. Gentleman.
§ Mr. HamiltonIs the hon. Gentleman aware that we might differ about the intensiveness of his visit on that occasion? Can he be more specific about the plans for house improvements in the area in view of the fact that the situation in regard to Admiralty houses figures probably among the worst housing conditions in Scotland?
§ Mr. GalbraithI would not necessarily agree with the latter part of that supplementary question. Certainly some of the houses are not very good. The hon. Gentleman will be glad to hear that I hope we shall be able to make a start on improvements within the next few weeks.