Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Works (1) why the expenditure upon repairs at White Hall, Aberedw, Radnorshire, exceeded the sum of £1,567; whether he was made aware at the time of any repairs having been commenced without licence; and what action he took;
(2) whether the Radnor A.E.C. were consulted before the £1,567 was allowed to be spent on repairs to White Hall, Aberedw, Radnorshire; and whether such expenditure was asked for as being for farm house and buildings repairs or as repairs for a guest house.
§ Mr. KeyI am not aware that the expenditure upon this work has exceeded the sum of £1,567. The Radnor Agricultural Executive Committee recommended the issue of the original licence in 1945 on the ground that the premises were a farmhouse. Later in that year it was found that £315 had been spent outside the terms of the licence, but an investigation showed that the work was 381W in the main essential and it was decided not to pursue the matter. A further licence was granted by the Colwyn Rural District Council in 1946 for the purpose of converting a disused second floor into a self-contained flat.