§ Mr. John Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many hostels are available for Service families in the United Kingdom; where these hostels are situated; how many families can be housed in them at any one time; and what similar hostels there are overseas.
§ Mr. MayhewThere are three Army hostels, at Corsham in Wiltshire, Blackpool, and Emsworth in Sussex, which can house 325 families at one time. There are ten Army Transit hostels in Germany and Malaysia which house families for very short periods. The R.A.F. has a similar transit hostel at Blackpool.