HC Deb 17 July 1918 vol 108 cc1069-70W
Sir WILLIAM COLLINS

asked the First Commissioner of Works what was the total acreage of those portions of Regent's Park to which the public had access before the War; what is the total acreage of the park occupied now by the Post Office, other Government Departments and works, and allotments, and to which the public have not now access; and what is the acreage of the park from which the public are now excluded by the Office of Works owing to inadequate fencing of the canal tow-path by the Regent's Canal Company?

Sir ALFRED MOND

The area of Regent's Park and Primrose Hill open to the public before the War was 330 acres.

Acres.
The Military Post Office, Army Ordnance Corps, Army Service Corps, Parcels Censor Office, and Aircraft Stores Depot now occupy 43
Under Allotments 13
Under Cultivation 1
Banks of Canal on South Side 12
69
Area now open to the Public 261
Total 330