Lieut.-Commander HILTON YOUNGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether the Department of Woods and Forests is requiring Bedford College for Women to pull down one of its large permanent buildings (South Lodge) which is necessary for the purposes of the college; and, if so, for what reason?
Sir A. BOSCAWENIt is not the case that this Department is requiring the demolition of South Lodge, either at the present time or in the immediate future. The terms on which the land was let for the erection of the college buildings provided for the removal of the old private residence known as South Lodge, which forms no part of the permanent buildings of the College and is not in harmony with them. Applications by the college to postpone the demolition on account of difficulties created by the War have been granted from time to time, and the latest 83W extension does not expire till July next. If application is made for a further extension the Commissioners of Woods will be prepared to consider it, but no such application has yet been made.