§ Mr. RENDALLasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of munitions whether the depot of the Royal Air Force at Yate, Gloucestershire, has been sold by the Disposal Board to two local firms; whether a considerable time has elapsed since this agreement was come to, but the Board has failed as yet to transfer the property; why there has been this delay; and is he aware that the serious condition of unemployment in Bristol makes the immediate transfer of the property urgent?
Mr. J. HOPEArrangements have been made for the sale of two portions of the Aircraft Repair Depot at Yate, Gloucestershire, to two separate firms, and both transactions are in course of completion, which will be expedited as much as possible. In both cases some of the land had not been actually acquired by the Government, and I regret that some delay has been caused thereby.