HC Deb 20 November 1941 vol 376 c480W
Mr. Lipson

asked the Home Secretary whether he will authorise free issues of home shelters to orphanages, maternity homes and charitable institutions not run for private profit, where there are resident newly-born babies or young children?

Mr. H. Morrison

Local authorities are authorised to provide free shelter in residential institutions, controlled either by public authorities or by private charities, which cater primarily for people eligible for free shelter at home. For technical reasons, however, the indoor table shelter, to which I think my hon. Friend is referring, is not suitable for such institutions.