§ Sir T. Cookasked the Home Secretary whether he will state the cost involved by the appointment of an air-raid precautions publicity officer and the functions of this official?
§ Mr. LloydThe services of this officer have been lent to the Home Office and he will receive remuneration on a fee basis at the maximum rate of £1,000 for six months. There will be in addition expenditure on publicity the precise amount of which cannot be stated, but it will be subject to the approval of the Treasury. The duties of the officer are to advise and assist my right hon. Friend in spreading information about matters relating to air-raid precautions and to co-ordinate the various forms of publicity which experience shows to be necessary.
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§ Mr. Cassellsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the complaint made to his department by the Milngavie Town Council, Dumbartonshire, relative to the general air-raid precautions scheme framed by the Dumbarton County Council, of date February, 1938, on the ground that the scheme does not safeguard the inhabitants and property in Milngavie and particularly that it does not adequately protect the reservoirs of the Glasgow Corporation, which are situated in Milngavie; and if he is prepared to allow Milngavie Town Council to submit a separate scheme for their own area for general air-raid precautions?
Mr. WedderburnI am aware of the Milngavie Town Council's complaint regarding the preliminary proposals of Dumbarton County Council for the apportionment of responsibility within the county for different aspects of air-raid precautions. The application of the town council to submit a separate scheme was carefully considered, but the conclusion was reached that the application was not one which could be granted. The county council is now preparing a detailed scheme making provision for protective measures throughout the whole county area.