§ Lord H. CAVENDISH - BENTINCKasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, on the occasion of a recent Zeppelin raid, two railway companies in the Midlands refused either to stop their trains or to extinguish the standing lights on the lines, sidings, and stations; and what steps he proposes to take against a repetition of the occurrence?
§ Mr. FORSTERInstructions as to the action to be taken by railway companies in case of air raids have been issued by the Railway Executive Committee, at the request of the military authorities, and the railway companies are expected to comply with these instructions only. My Noble Friend does not state by whom the two railway companies in the Midlands were requested to stop trains and extinguish lights. It is not desirable to make public details of the policy which is followed in regard to this matter.