§ Sir H. Webbeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why, in 1547W Circular 125/44 addressed to local authorities and relating to the disposal of surplus civil defence vehicles, he has prescribed for local authorities a procedure completely at variance with the declared policy of the Government as set out in the White Paper on the Disposal of Surplus Stores [Cmd. 6539].
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe circular refers to vehicles which are the property of local authorities and could not therefore have been disposed of as surplus Government stores without being first purchased by the Government. The disposal procedure in the circular was agreed with other Departments concerned. It provides for disposal of scrap vehicles on lines similar to those adopted by the Government.