§ Mr. Bullasked the Minister of Supply to whom claims for compensation should be made by those persons who lost relatives or suffered damage as a consequence of the Waltham Abbey explosion; what is the latest date when such claims can be received; and what steps are being taken to notify dependants that they can claim compensation together with the particulars required to be furnished?
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§ Mr. BurginClaims of, or in respect of, those who have lost relatives have already been received; claims from those who have suffered personal injury are dealt with in the first instance by the superintendent of the factory under a procedure which is believed to be well known among employés of the factory; the claims are in fact being prepared by the staff of the factory, and they will be dealt with finally in the headquarters of the Ministry of Supply. Claims in respect of material damage should be sent to the Secretary of the Ministry of Supply (S.F.1), Ade1phi, W.C.2; for these no special form has been prescribed, but arrangements have been made for claims to be dealt with in whatever form it may be convenient to claimants to make them. No final date has been fixed for receipt of claims of any class.