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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That a sum, not exceeding £30,230,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the expense of works, buildings and lands, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960.
§ 6.33 p.m.
Dr. BennettI have one small but rather sad observation to make on this Vote. It is the disagreeable experience which my constituents have had in respect of the closing by the War Office of a road called Wallington Hill, in the neighbourhood of Fareham. So far as I and my constituents are aware, this road was barricaded suddenly and without notice because it was on War Office land, and we in this part of Hampshire are in what might be called occupied Hampshire.
It was a very rude thing to do, in my opinion. I believe that some public-spirited persons broke down this barrier and now there is an erection of pipes, tubes and girders which would stop anything but one of my hon. Friend's tanks. I should like to know what was the cost of the erection of this reinforced barrier, in the first instance, and the subsequent estimate for its removal. I should like to ask my hon. Friend whether in future when roads that have been used by leave by the public across War Office land are to be closed notice will be given and some attempt made to accommodate the local people concerned. This has been a great error in a neighbourhood on which my hon. Friend relies a good deal for recruiting.
§ Mr. H. FraserI will look into it.
§ Question put and agreed to.
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Resolved,
That a sum, not exceeding £30,230,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the expense of works, buildings and lands, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960.