§ Lieut.-Colonel CROFTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether he is aware that in the neighbourhood of Wareham there is a large shed with a double-span roof which has been erected since the Armistice as a shelter for tanks; whether this shed has ever been used at all; and what steps have been taken to dispose of the material and to free the land for other purposes?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONI have been asked to answer this question. No such building has been erected at Wareham by the War Office since the Armistice. The hon. and gallant Member apparently refers to the tank repair bay which was completed about February, 1918. It was extensively used during 1918 for storing tanks and for training purposes, and has been similarly used since the Armistice, although training was not so heavy during 1919 and 1920. The building will be 1713W required for storing tanks which will be used by new tank units now in process of being raised and trained.