HC Deb 27 June 1939 vol 349 c213
52. Mr. Liddall

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the whole of the recommendations contained in the report of the committee on the responsibility for the repair of premises damaged by hostilities (Command Paper No. 5934) have been adopted; and will he give some indication of the preparatory work already undertaken to facilitate the application of such a scheme of insurance or compensation if an emergency arises?

Sir J. Simon

In reply to the first part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General gave on this subject yesterday to my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin (Sir A. Wilson). In reply to the second part, I would point out that the committee mentioned in the question was not concerned with schemes of insurance or compensation; those were dealt with in the statement which I made in the House on 31st January, 1939. The preparatory work which has been done in connection with the scheme of compensation outlined in that statement relates to the administrative arrangements necessary for the recording and assessment of damage if and when it occurs.