HC Deb 07 December 1955 vol 547 c67W
81. Mr. Hayman

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many married quarters have been provided at Culdrose Airfield, Cornwall; and where they are sited.

Mr. Digby

Forty-two for officers and one hundred and two for ratings. One officer's quarter is sited on the air station; all the other quarters are on a housing estate which adjoins the station and is three-quarters of a mile from the centre of Helston.

82. Mr. Hayman

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many married quarters were provided at St. Merryn Airfield, Cornwall; where they are sited; and what use is being made of them now that the airfield has been abandoned.

Mr. Digby

Thirty-two for officers and seventy-eight for ratings. Five of the officers' quarters are sited on the air station; the remainder are on the outskirts of Padstow. Some of the quarters are still occupied by naval personnel serving at St. Merryn and others by naval personnel stationed at the Royal Air Force station, St. Mawgan. Surplus quarters are at present being allocated to the families of naval personnel who are serving elsewhere and to Royal Air Force personnel from the Royal Air Force station at St. Eval.