§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Secretary of State for Defence why he has delayed the release of land occupied by his Department at Kidbrooke which is urgently required for housing purposes; whether he is aware that this delay has aggravated the problem of housing in 64W London; and whether he will now take action to release this land by the end of January, 1967.
§ Mr. ReynoldsI would refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply my hon. Friend gave on 12th December to the hon. Member for Woolwich, East (Mr. Mayhew). A very small area of land at Kidbrooke is occupied by two R.A.F. units which are expected to move out in 1968 and 1969 respectively. These dates were agreed in September, 1965. I am assured by my hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government that this time-table will not hold up the planned progress of the important housing development scheme at Kidbrooke. —[Vol. 738, c.25–6.]