§ Major Lyonsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply whether he can make any report upon the progress in the acquisition of scheduled railings to be surrendered for war purposes by all local authorities; and whether any and what steps are being taken to expedite the matter?
§ Mr. Harold MacmillanLocal authorities are proceeding as quickly as possible with the work of scheduling unnecessary railings, but, mainly on account of shortage of staff, the work is still incomplete. The Ministry of Works and Buildings, who are responsible for the collection of the material, are, however, already removing railings from certain areas and the tonnage recovered may be expected to in-770W crease progressively as further schedules are received. Local authorities who have not completed their schedules have been reminded of the urgency of the matter.