§ 61. Mr. Haydn Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture how many of the Nash Terrace Houses in Regent's Park are scheduled for reconditioning; and how many have been completed to date.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsAbout 430 houses on the Crown Estate at Regent's Park are being reconditioned. Of these about 250 have been completed.
§ 62. Mr. Haydn Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture how many of the reconditioned houses in the Nash Terraces of Regent's Park have been allocated to Government Departments; and whether any time-limit has been set upon their occupation.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsOne hundred and ninety-four reconditioned houses have been allocated to Government Departments. As regards the second part of this Question, I would refer the hon. Member to paragraph 2 in the Statement of H.M. Government on the Gorell Report.
§ 63. Mr. Haydn Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture whether any reconditioned houses in the Nash Terraces of Regent's Park have been let as private residences; and whether it is the intention of his Department to confine such reconstruction to the limits imposed by the Gorell Committee Report.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsNone of the houses which have been reconditioned by the Ministry of Works has been let as a private residence. Since the date of the Gorell Report about 20 houses have been let, and 26 houses now in the hands of the Commissioners of Crown Lands are being reconditioned for letting, for residential purposes.