§ 24. Mr. Barnettasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty when his Department will apply for improvement grants to modernise the coastguard cottages which it lets to Admiralty personnel at the No the, Weymouth.
§ Mr. HayThe hon. Member presumably refers to the standard and discretionary grants made by local authorities to private landlords financed by the Treasury under the House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959, and the Housing Financial Provisions Act, 1958. Such grants however are not applicable to Government-owned property. My Department cannot therefore apply for these grants in respect of the cottages at the No the, Weymouth, which are, incidentally, held by the Admiralty on a lease due to expire in March, 1966.