§ 52. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Agriculture how many tied cottages have been built by the Forestry Commission between the period 1st July, 1945, and 31st December, 1951; and how many tied farm cottages have been built during the same period.
§ Sir T. Dugdale1,060 houses have been built by the Forestry Commission during this period. They are all tied cottages in the sense that the occupants may be given notice if they cease to be220W in Forestry Commission employment, but it is not the Commission's practice to dispossess any employee without obtaining a court order. Two hundred and eleven of the houses are let rent free to foresters and foremen as part of their emoluments, and with one exception the remaining 849 are let on tenancy agreements to Forestry Commission employees. No figures are available of the number of tied farm cottages built during the same period.