§ Mr. R. Beaumontasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the activities of the Victory Housing Association at Portsmouth for the provision of low-rented houses for the families of naval ratings; whether he is aware that this association is anxious to build more houses to meet the great demand but is finding difficulty in negotiating the necessary loan; and whether he will consider whether there are any steps, such as guaranteeing a loan or making Admiralty land available, which his Department can take for the furtherance of this work?
§ Lieut.-Colonel LlewellinNo application for assistance on the lines indicated has been received from the Victory Housing Society. The loan with which the existing houses were built was, I understand, negotiated by the society with the Public Works Loan Board through the Portsmouth Corporation, and I presume that any further loan required will be similarly negotiated. There is no Admiralty land which could be made available for this purpose.