HC Deb 18 January 1945 vol 407 cc363-4
68. Mr. Chater

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has now had an opportunity of considering the comments made by the Master of the Rolls in the Bethnal Green shelter case; and what action he proposes to take.

69. Sir Percy Harris

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is now in a position to make a statement on the Bethnal Green shelter case in the light of the observations of the Master of the Rolls in his recent judgment.

77. Mr. Reakes

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to make a statement on the observations made by the Master of the Rolls when dismissing the appeal of the Bethnal Green Corporation against damages awarded against them in a lower court in connection with the air-raid shelter disaster.

Mr. H. Morrison

I hope to make a statement to-morrow.

81. Sir Percy Harris

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether anything can be done to safeguard the interests of Servicemen who are overseas who are debarred by the Local Government Act on the ground of the time factor, from making claims in the Bethnal Green shelter case to compensate them for the loss of relatives.

Mr. H. Morrison

The matter is receiving consideration but I am not yet in a position to announce a decision.

Sir P. Harris

Does the right hon. Gentleman intend to deal with this point in his statement to-morrow, because a number of people are very much concerned about it?

Mr. Morrison

I am afraid I could not possibly say anything about it to-morrow, but I might do so a little later on, especially if my right hon. Friend keeps in touch with me.