§ 68. Mr. WATTasked the Minister of Munitions whether his Department has recently commandeered motor premises in the busy and populous areas of Glasgow wherein bombs are to be stored; and, if so, has he considered sufficiently the risk of storing these in populous centres and the fact that such action interferes with the trade of the community?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYOwing to the urgent need of storage accommodation, it became necessary to obtain possession of the Pollockshields Motor Works, which is, I presume, the establishment to which my hon. and learned Friend refers. The Ministry is now considering representations made by the firm with a view to releasing the premises as soon as possible, but there is a great shortage of suitable accommodation. As the bombs stored at the works are empty, I do not know to what risk my hon. and learned Friend refers.
§ Mr. WATTAre we to understand that the Ministry of Munitions is commandeering new premises and not utilising those they are in a position to discard owing to the Armistice?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYThat matter does not arise upon this question.