Sir J. DAVIDSONasked the Secretary of State for War the total acreage of land 1946W administered by the War Office in and within a radius of 10 miles from Portsmouth, and what is the total acreage of land in the United Kingdom so administered?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe areas are about 4,950 acres and 213,500 acres respectively.
§ Major COLFOXasked the Secretary of State for War the number and cost of the staff of the Lands Department of the War Office?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe Lands Department at the War Office, which acts also for the Air Ministry and the Surplus Stores and Liquidation Department, numbers at present 57, costing about £24,200 a year. Of this staff 14, costing about £5,600 a year, are engaged entirely on work for the Air Ministry, and are paid direct from the Air Ministry funds.
Sir J. DAVIDSONasked the Secretary of State for Air what is the total acreage of land administered by the Air Ministry in and within a radius of 10 miles from Portsmouth; and what is the total acreage of land in the United Kingdom so administered?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe answer to the first part of the question is 412 acres; to the second, approximately 21,430 acres.
§ Major COLFOXasked the Secretary of State for Air the number and cost of the staff of the Lands Department of the Air Ministry?
§ Sir S. HOAREMy hon. and gallant Friend will find the desired information under Vote 10-B, page 97, of the Air Estimates for 1926, where provision is made for that section of the War Office Controllerate of Lands, which performs professional lands work for the Air Ministry. There is no separate Air Ministry Lands Department.