Major Lloydasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of houses in Greater London, the West of England and Scotland, respectively, still held on requisition by his Ministry; and the number in each area which, although requisitioned, have been empty for the last six months.
§ Mr. StracheyMy Department at present holds 113 houses on requisition in Greater London, 67 in the West of England, and 117 in Scotland. None of the houses has been empty for the last six months, except for 15 on Royal Air Force stations; two of these are on an armament range and the other 13, formerly kept empty for special security reasons, are now to be released.