§ 117. Commander Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware of the shortage of accommodation for officers' families in Malaya; and what steps are being taken to remedy this.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerI am afraid that in Malaya, as elsewhere, the Royal Air Force is seriously short of married quarters. We plan to build some new quarters this year, but most of our current works programme has had to be devoted to repairing the damage done to existing buildings by the Japanese. There is little prospect at present of hiring accommodation since there are not enough houses for civilians.