§ Sir E. Errington66, 67 and 68. asked the Secretary of State for War (1) the amount of new accommodation made available for soldiers' families in the Aldershot district during each of the years ended 31st December, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 to date, respectively; and whether such accommodation has been obtained by conversion or new building in each case;
(2) the amount of new accommodation made available for soldiers in the Aldershot district during each of the years ended 31st December, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 to date, respectively; and whether such accommodation has been obtained by conversion or new buildings in each case;
(3) the amount of new accommodation in the Aldershot district which has been authorised and will come into use for soldiers and soldiers' families, respectively, during the year ended 31st December, 1958.
§ Mr. John HareI have taken the Aldershot district to include Aldershot, Cove, Crookham, Farnborough and Mytchett. The amount of accommodation there is up to scale, and no new building has taken place since 1951.
The following are the details of conversion and modernisation of the existing barracks and married quarters: