§ Mr. McGovernasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that there are no shelters of any kind for a large number of persons in an area of which he has been informed; that representations have frequently been made by the local committee without any satisfactory result; and whether he can say where tenants are to go for shelter in this area in the event of an air-raid, as strutted closes have proved to be death traps for a large number of persons?
§ Miss WilkinsonI am informed by the regional authorities that in the area in question accommodation has been provided in various forms of shelter for 47,927 out of a total population of this area of 49,500, that is 96.7 per cent. of the total. In view of recent experiences we cannot accept the suggestion that strutted closes have proved to be death-traps.