§ Mr. HURDasked the Secretary of State for War what steps are being taken to make the huts erected at camps and antiaircraft gun stations available for the urgently needed housing accommodation of farm labourers, and particularly of soldier settlers on the land?
Captain GUESTThe disposal of military hutting surplus to Army requirements is being carried out by the War Office under the authority of the Disposal Board, Ministry of Munitions. General Officers Commanding-in-Chief of military commands (to whom all applications should be made) are arranging for the sale of such huts in the various localities by advertising locally and inviting tenders. I understand that the huts are as far as practicable sold singly, so that soldier settlers and smallholders may have every opportunity of purchasing them. I am informed that local authorities requiring huts for housing schemes are also given every opportunity to purchase.