HC Deb 20 October 1975 vol 898 cc4-5W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants live in accommodation provided by the London Hostels Association; and what arrangements exist between the Government and the association for this accommodation.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

There were 1,385 Civil Service and Post Office staff living in accommodation provided by the London Hostels Association at 30th September 1975.

The Civil Service and the Post Office have first call on 85 per cent. of the total accommodation offered by the association. In return the Civil Service Department makes grants and interest-free loans to help the association to acquire, adapt and improve its premises and equipment. The grants are fixed at 85 per cent. of the association's expenditure on modernisation and refurnishing. The Post Office makes a contribution towards both grants and loans in proportion to the number of places filled by its staff.