Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 October 1952.
asked the Minister of Works how many hotels and houses have been derequisitioned by his Department since 1st November last year; and what superficial area they comprise.
Six hotels and 98 houses, comprising 135,000 square feet and 388,000 square feet, respectively, have been released by my Department since 1st November, 1951.
Will my right hon. Friend go on with the good work, and make it known that he wants the rest of it de-requisitioned.
Yes, Sir. So far as I can tell, the rate of about half-a-million square feet released last year will continue over the next 12 months.