§ 72. Commander Purseyasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the size of the site of the Royal Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, the amount of the built-up and unbuilt areas, respectively, the number of rooms used for residential and instructional 70W purposes, respectively, the total number of rooms, and the total annual cost of the establishment.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThe site of the Royal Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, comprises about 112 acres of which 41 acres are built up (including a housing estate of 7 acres) and 71 acres are used for the parade ground, playing fields, the rifle range, a radar site, St. Andrew's Church and a site for a new block for Wrens. The total number of rooms is about 516, of which 238 are used for residential purposes and about 68 for instructional purposes. The remainder are used for purposes of administration, storage, etc. The maintenance of the buildings and grounds costs about £83,100 a year.