§ 99. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for War why the De La Vox factory in Banbury, being War Department property, was not allocated to the Territorial Army authorities; and what alternative accommodation is proposed instead.
§ Mr. ShinwellThis factory, which was not War Department property but under requisition, became surplus to my Department's requirements in May, 1946, when the Territorial Army requirements were not fully known. In accordance with normal procedure the premises were handed over to the Board of Trade, who have allotted them for industrial use. Efforts to obtain alternative accommodation to meet the Territorial Army requirements are still being made.