§ Flight-Lieutenant Teelingasked the Minister of Works whether he has considered a letter from the Brighton Cor- 385W poration informing him of the number of conferences scheduled to be held in Brighton during the coming year; whether he is aware that these conferences, essential to the borough's prosperity, cannot be held until the leading hotels have been derequisitioned; and whether he will give a reply to enable the council to decide whether such conferences can or cannot be undertaken next year.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe matter referred to in the letter from the Brighton Corporation, which I have seen, concerns a number of Departments, particularly the War Office, who hold 12, and the Air Ministry, who hold 16 of the 30 hotels under requisition. I have accordingly brought the matter to the attention of the Secretary of State for War and the Secretary of State for Air, and a considered reply will be sent to the town clerk as soon as possible.