§ Mr. Grovesasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware of the quantity of steel air-raid shelters lying in the open at the junction of the Watford By-Pass and North Circular Road deteriorating from rust; and whether he will take the necessary steps to ensure their proper distribution and that they shall not in future be stocked in such manner as to make them less useful?
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§ Mr. H. MorrisonDistribution of the steel air-raid shelters lying in the depot on the North Circular Road is proceeding and the supply will be cleared at an early date. Local authorities to whom ungal-vanized shelters were sent were instructed to arrange for storage under cover pending delivery to householders but in the borough in question there is an acute shortage of covered space and there was no alternative to storage in the open.