§ Major PRESCOTTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether he is in a position to surrender the factory premises commandeered from Messrs. G. L. Wilson and Company, Bruce Grove, Tottenham; whether he is aware that these premises are now being very little used for Government purposes; that if they are vacated soon they will be occupied by a firm capable of affording employment to 500 persons; and whether he will authorise their early surrender, in view of the number of unemployed now registered on the books of the local Exchange?
§ Mr. FORSTERMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question, as these premises were taken by the War Department. I understand that early last month Messrs. Wilson asked whether a part of the premises could not be released to enable them to let to a prospective tenant. About the middle of May they were informed that arrangements had been made which it was hoped would enable the Department to release certain2434W specified portions of the premises by the middle of June. It was understood that this would meet the firm's requirements.