§ 7. Mr. Molloyasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will institute a review of all property used by his Department in the West Middlesex area.
§ Mr. BlakerNo, Sir. We keep all our property requirements under continuous review.
§ Mr. MolloyIs the hon. Gentleman aware that that reply will be received with great dismay by the London borough of Ealing which is desperately in need of land? Is he prepared to consider again a tract of land at Northolt in the London borough of Ealing which is held by his Department for no apparent or sensible use? Is he aware also that there are buildings in Perivale which have been empty for 12 months? Will the hon. Gentleman reconsider his reply and meet representatives of the London borough of Ealing to discuss the possibility of putting these lands and premises to a more sensible use?
§ Mr. BlakerIf the hon. Gentleman cares to put down a Question about any property, I shall gladly look at it. I 215 assure the hon. Gentleman that we do not hold on to land unnecessarily. I remind him that 216 acres of land at Hounslow Heath have been available to the local authority since 1963 and that since 1966 1,280 acres have been sold to the Greater London Council and the London boroughs mainly for housing.