§ Commander Purseyasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the size of the site occupied by H.M.S. "Royal Arthur", at Corsham, Wiltshire, the number of rooms used for residential and instructional purposes, respectively, the total number of rooms and the total annual cost of the establishment.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThe site occupied by H.M.S. "Royal Arthur" at Corsham, Wiltshire, comprises 32¾ acres of which the establishment occupies 23 acres, its playing fields a further 5¼ acres and its married quarters estate 4½ acres. The total number of rooms is about 570 of which 390 are used for residential purposes and about 70 for instructional purposes. The remainder are used for administration, storage, etc. The maintenance of the buildings and grounds costs about £15,300 a year.