§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education what advice she took before providing the standard hutting now being used for school buildings; and whether she consulted the sub-committee of the Royal Institute of British Architects, appointed in February, 1945, to report on school design construction.
§ Miss WilkinsonHutting has been supplied to local education authorities for school use since August, 1941, at first through the Ministry of Supply but since January, 1942, through the Ministry of Works. The Minister of Works appointed a Prefabricated Hut Design Committee, which included among its members high 69W technical and other officers of several Government Departments, including the Ministry of Education, and the original Standard Ministry of Works hut design was gradually evolved under the supervision of the committee, in the light of the experience gained and of the changing situation, e.g., in respect of the materials obtainable.
In February, 1946, I received a report by the Committee mentioned in the second part of the Question.