DEVONPORT DOCKYARD (DINING HALL).

HC Deb 04 December 1925 vol 188 cc2715-6W

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is

Mr. CHURCHILL

The particulars asked for are given in the following table:

aware that the dining hall put up for the use of about 90 men employed by the director of works through His Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, has now been converted into a joiners' shop and drying room for wet clothes, although it is still used as a dining hall; and whether the necessary action will be taken to provide adequate accommodation for these men?

Mr. DAVIDSON

The dining hall referred to is presumed to be that at Ernesettle. Pending the completion of other buildings this dining hall has sometimes been used for setting out timber work and for drying at night time the protective clothing provided for the use of the men. It will not be necessary to use the dining hall for these purposes in future, as other buildings are now being brought into use.