§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Lord Privy Seal whether he has yet completed the list of regional directors to be appointed and when their names will be made public; and what is to be their relation in times of emergency to the local authorities in their areas?
§ Sir J. AndersonI am not yet in a position to announce the names of the persons nominated as Regional Commissioners, but I hope to be able to do so very shortly. I am in consultation with the representative Associations of the local authorities regarding the war-time organisation of local authority services and their relationship with the Regional Commissioner.
§ Mr. Dobbieasked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will inform the House as to the number of air-raid shelters that have 45W been provided by the Government to the borough of Rotherham, the price of same, the proportion of the inhabitants who have been supplied with these shelters, the number delivered free, and the cost per head of those for which a charge was levied?
§ Sir. J. AndersonThe borough of Rotherham is not yet included in the list of towns to which the distribution of air-raid shelters is being made. It is expected that, as larger supplies of shelters become available, Rotherham will be included in the wider area of distribution.
§ Mr. Noel-Bakerasked the Lord Privy Seal whether it is his intention to furnish steel shelters to the families living in houses in the vicinity of the Rolls Royce works in Derby?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe county borough of Derby will very shortly be offered supplies of steel shelters. It will be for the borough authorities to determine the allocation within the borough of the shelters delivered to them. I am informed that the houses in the vicinity of the Rolls Royce works are generally of a type to which the shelter is well suited.