§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what grounds Windygates, Fife, has been scheduled as a safe area to which people from Methil and Buckhaven may be evacuated; whether he is aware that this village houses the greatest stock of whisky in the county, spread in warehouses over the whole area, and therefore a single explosion or incendiary bomb dropped on the village would cause fires and great loss of life; whether he is aware that the village is entirely without air-raid precautions, trenches and shelters; and whether he will reconsider his decision?
§ Mr. ColvilleThe village of Windygates is situated in two semi-rural parishes in which there is no congestion of population, and the existence of large stocks of whisky does not, in the opinion of my advisers, make it unsuitable for the reception of persons evacuated under the Government scheme. I may add that the Government evacuation scheme does not provide for evacuation from Methil or Buckhaven.