§ Mr. Sharpasked the Minister of Works if he will give a schedule of the requisitioned accommodation in Great Britain held by his Department on 30th September, 1946, or at any other more convenient or later date, showing the number of schools and educational establishments, hotels, houses and small flats, offices, factories and other property and the area of requisitional storage space; and what reduction he anticipates by 31st December, 1946, and 30th June, 1947, respectively.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe number of requisitioned properties held by my Department on 30th September, 1946 (including factories but excluding other accommodation used for storage purposes) was as follows:
Houses (12 rooms or less) 958 Inexpensive flats 915 Educational Establishments 46 Expensive flats 621 Hotels, Restaurants, Guest and Boarding Houses, Hostels and Holiday Camps 247 Offices 1,907 Shops and Departmental Stores 1,089 Institutions 36 Welfare, Social Service and Religious Worship premises 232 Houses (over 12 rooms) 1,475 Political and Social Clubs 65 Playing Fields and Sports Clubs 115 Entertainment: Theatres. Cinemas, Racecourses, etc. 168 Miscellaneous 802 Local Authority Public Utility, Rail way, Dock and Canal, Authority premises 385 Factories, including industrial accommodation such as garages 671 9,732 The area of requisitioned covered storage space held on 30th September, 1946, was 16,982,060 square feet. It is not possible to give an estimate of the reductions in the number of premises on the dates stated but it is probable that the following reductions in certain premises of high priority for release will be affected:
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Reductions By 31st December, 1946. By 31st March, 1947. Small Houses 123 174 Small flats 230 250 Educational Establishments 6 11 Hotels 50 78 As regards storage space, it is anticipated that there will be a reduction of 3,500,000 square feet approximately by 31st December, 1946, and a further 3,300,000 square feet approximately by 30th June, 1947. After the latter date the storage space remaining under requisition will consist almost exclusively of miscellaneous premises ranking low in priority of release.