§ 43. Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Secretary of State for War how many recruits from the Borough of Finsbury were enrolled in the Honourable Artillery Company in each of the years since the war.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe number of recruits from the Borough of Finsbury enrolling in the Honourable Artillery Company, including the cadet battalion, in the years 1947, 1948 and 1949 were 13, 49 and 77 respectively. The total of 139 includes 130 cadets.
§ 44. Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Secretary of State for War on how many occasions during the last year the playing field at the headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company, in City Road, Finsbury, was used for sports activities; and on how many of these occasions the ground was made available to local youth organisations.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe use to which the training ground at the headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company is put is not under my control but I am informed that for the legal and other reasons which have already been made clear to the hon.240W Member, it is not possible for this ground to be made available to local youth organisations.