HC Deb 24 January 1951 vol 483 cc34-5W
111. Mr. Baker White

asked the Secretary of State for War why gun emplacements on the Kent coast, built during the late war and in perfect condition, are being demolished.

Mr. Strachey

These gun emplacements, which originally formed part of the coast artillery defence of Dover, are being dismantled since the guns are obsolete and the port of Dover and the Straits are already adequately covered by other batteries.