Mr. Davidsonasked the Home Secretary what definite winter arrangements have been made, up to date, regarding Glasgow's air-raid shelters?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonI am not clear as to the nature of the arrangements to which my hon. Friend refers. Whilst executive responsibility rests with the Glasgow Corporation, every effort will be made to see that shelters in Glasgow are properly equipped and that in particular the fitting of doors and the installation of sanitary accommodation are pressed forward. If my hon. Friend has other aspects in mind, perhaps he will communicate with me.
§ Captain Pluggeasked the Minister of Health whether he will call for weekly reports on the health of the people using crowded air-raid shelters; and whether there are, as yet, indications of any number of ascribable maladies?
Mr. M. MacDonaldI am arranging, with the collaboration of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Home Security and the local authorities, for a system of medical inspection, central and local, of public health conditions in shelters which will include reports by the officers concerned. The answer to the second part of the Question is in the negative.