HC Deb 27 October 1949 vol 468 cc167-8W
38. Mr. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the reason for the delay on the part of the Metropolitan Police in taking up the sites offered by the Hornsey Borough Council for the building of police quarters.

Mr. Ede

The Hornsey Borough Council have offered no sites to the Metropolitan Police but drew attention to the possibility of using 10 different sites which were not suitable for the Council's own purposes. Six of these sites were found to be unsuitable for police housing purposes and three were found not to be available. The completion of negotiations for the purchase of the remaining site has been delayed owing to the illness of the owner.