§ 106. Mr. Stokesasked the Minister of Works the total area of Carlton House Terrace on which it is proposed to build the new Foreign Office; how much of this area has been so far acquired; and how much has been paid for it.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe total area of the site of Carlton House Terrace is about 3½ acres. The Commissioners of Crown Lands are the freeholders. No part of the freehold has been acquired by my Department. The leaseholds of Nos. 17, 10 and 11, representing an area of about ½ acre, were acquired in 1948 and 1950 at a cost of £114,500.