§ Mr. R. Morganasked the First Lord of the Admiralty why members of the principal material overseers staff of the Admiralty, employed at 17 and 19, Newington Causeway, London, S.E.I, do not take part in the voluntary fire-watching scheme which is in existence; and whether he is aware that the refusal of the Admiralty staff to take part has caused so much dissatisfaction that other voluntary fire-watchers in the building are threatening to resign unless the burden is equalised?
Mr. AlexanderThe Admiralty staff concerned do take a share of the fire-watching at Newington Causeway. The present arrangements have not, however, proved entirely satisfactory, and new proposals are under consideration which it is hoped will provide a more adequate scheme.