§ 20. Rear-Admiral Morgan Gilesasked the Secretary of State for Defence by what date, according to his present plans, the shortage of barracks and married quarters in the United Kingdom will have been eliminated.
§ Mr. BoydenOur aim is to provide Service men with well-designed modern accommodation, either in the form of barracks or permanent houses for all families entitled to them. Under present plans, our building programme for this will be completed about 1973–74 for 1188 married quarters and four or five years later for barracks.
§ Rear-Admiral Morgan GilesDoes that mean that the implication that caravans and mobile homes are not likely to be needed after Christmas is no longer valid?
§ Mr. BoydenNo, Sir, but caravans and mobile homes will be used to the very minimum.
§ Mr. PowellDoes the hon. Member's estimate take into account the withdrawals from Germany?
§ Mr. BoydenThe permanent programme to which I was referring was devised, and is carrying on, largely without that in mind, but there is some slack in the system to take this up. Withdrawals from Germany, should they occur, will largely be accommodated in temporary barracks which are available now.