HC Deb 19 March 1946 vol 420 c320W
81. Brigadier Peto

asked the Secretary of State for War when any or all of the many hotels and boarding houses in Ilfracombe, at present under requisition by his Department, will be handed back to their owners whose livelihood is dependent on a successful tourist season.

Mr. Lawson

There are 13 hotels and three boarding houses at present under requisition bymy Department in Ilfracombe. They are all in use in connection with three pay offices which are a vital link in the release scheme. I think it most unlikely that it will be possible to release any of them before the end of the year.