§ Mr. Byersasked the Minister of Defence what is the number of Army, R.N. and R.A.F. huts in the rural district areas of Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Shaftesbury and Blandford; and how many are not now in use in each of these areas.
§ Mr. AlexanderOne thousand, one hundred and thirty huts of various types are held by the Service Departments in these areas. Numbers not in use at present are: Sherborne, 47; Sturminster Newton, 84; Shaftesbury, Nil; Blandford, 328; Eighty-three of those in the Sturminster area are to be handed over to the local authority by the end of this month, and a further number of the remainder are in process of being released. The rest are earmarked for future Service use, either on site, or after dismantling and re-erection elsewhere.