Dr. Bennettasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the schedule of the closing down of unnecessary Admiralty shore establishments in the course of the next three years.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithThe following is a list of R.N. Shore Establishments in the United Kingdom which it has so far been decided to close within the next three years:
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14. Engineering Stores Storage rented from Messrs. Collingwood's (in London, Lancashire and elsewhere). To be released by 1958. Spare Parts Distributing Centre, Murrayfield 1958. 15. Boom Defence Depots Lyness and Houton Bay (Orkneys) 1957. Felixstowe 1957. Grimsby 1957. 16. Oil Fuel Depots Killingholme, Hull Date not yet decided. 17. Victualling Store Depots Roche Court, Fareham 1958. Derriford, Plymouth 18. Dockyard Storage Depots Tamerton Foliot 1957. Cattedown Wharf, Plymouth Manadon, Plymouth Ferry Road, Plymouth Funtington, Portsmouth Haverfordwest, Pembroke Llanion Pill, Pembroke Titchfield, Hants
VII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 19. Kingsclere Proofing Range, Berks … … … … 1957. 20. Royal Greenwich Observatory … … … … All Admiralty interests at Abinger— 1958. The dates quoted above are all target dates and may have to be altered in the light of changed circumstances and plans. Other establishments may be added to the list and some, possibly, deleted.