Requisitioned Buildings (Hansard, 24 July 1957)

§ Mr. Hay

asked the Minister of Works whether he will indicate the progress

BUILDINGS HELD ON REQUISITION BY THE MINISTRY OF WORKS ON VARIOUS DATES.
Date	Numbers of Buildings	Total Floor Area (millions of square feet)
Houses (12 rooms or less)	Houses (over 12 rooms)	Flats	Hotels and Boarding Houses	Offices	Shops and Department Stores	Industrial, warehouses, garages and all other types	Total
1st October, 1951	187	454	129	18	650	278	883	2,599	11.2
1st January, 1952	175	400	76	16	619	262	856	2,404	10.5
1st January, 1953	122	284	67	13	428	197	592	1,703	7.9
1st January, 1954	78	157	31	9	211	151	487	1,124	5.7
1st January, 1955	47	76	13	6	120	58	179	499	3.1
1st January, 1956	24	35	3	3	46	28	93	232	1.5
1st January, 1957	11	18	3	3	16	22	30	103	0.75
1st July, 1957	8	12	3	3	10	19	25^*	80	0.63
	(12,850 sq. ft.)	(95,000 sq. ft.)	(9,000 sq. ft.)	(62,500 sq. ft.)	(41,000 sq. ft.)	(85,000 sq. ft.)	(325,000 sq. ft.)
^* One property, a Printing Works, accounts for 165,000 sq. ft. of this figure.

68W

of derequisitioning by showing in tabular form the number and square footage of buildings, divided into major categories, held under requisition by his Department on 1st October, 1951, on 1st January of each subsequent year, and at the latest convenient date.