HC Deb 03 December 1945 vol 416 c2047W
Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Minister of Supply and of Aircraft Production for what purpose munitions are still being manufactured in the Palace of Westminster.

Mr. Wilmot

The work of the Munitions Unit is continuing until the end of the year in order to complete a development contract for the Admiralty for gear used in connection with oxygen supply in submarines. This equipment was ordered before the end of the German war and is also a peacetime requirement. The order was placed with the Palace of Westminster Munitions Unit because of the high technical standard they had attained on previous Admiralty development contracts.