§ Sir M. Manningham-Bullerasked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that, despite the fact that the office of His Majesty's Inspector of Taxes, Northampton 2nd District, Barclay's Bank Chambers, St. Giles' Square, Northampton, was condemned as unsuitable as long ago as 1931, no rehousing has yet taken place; and whether, in view of the fact that the Post Office has acquired a site for the erection of a Crown building, he can take steps to see whether their proposed accommodation can be replanned to provide fresh offices for the staff of His Majesty's inspector of taxes?
§ Sir P. SassoonI am aware of the drawbacks of the premises referred to by my hon. and gallant Friend, and of the fact that it has not yet been possible to rehouse the staffs in occupation. Owing to the present and future needs of the Post Office it is considered inadvisable to provide for the staffs of other Departments in Northampton in the building to be erected on the site recently acquired. The acquisition of another site and the erection of a building to house the Inland Revenue staffs is however in contemplation, and provision has been made in the estimates for the next financial year for the purchase of a site.